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    • Spanky: to the Pier and Back

    Spanky: to the Pier and Back

    • 2008
    • 00h 04m 00s
    • Guy Maddin
    • Rent $100
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    Synopsis

    Spanky the pug dog takes a walk to the pier and back in Gimli, Manitoba.

    Official Website

    • http://guy-maddin.com

    Categories

    • Documentary,
    • Animals,
    • Experimental,
    • Portraits,
    • Short

    Shooting Format

    • Super 8mm

    Languages

    • English

    Additional Details

    • Music,
    • Black & White

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Manitoba,
    • Central Canada

    Credits

    • Director: Guy Maddin

    Provided By

    • Winnipeg Film Group logo

    Festivals

    • LUFF (Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival)
    • Message to Man International Film Festival
    • REGARD International Short Film Festival

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    • Guy Maddin

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    • 2005
    • Guy Maddin

    In a stunning collaboration with avant-garde filmmaker Guy Maddin, Isabella Rossellini celebrates the life and work of her father, director Roberto Rossellini, on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

    My Dad is 100 Years Old

    Hospital Fragment

    • 1999
    • Guy Maddin

    The attempts of a young man (Neale) to consummate his love for a young woman (Heck) are thwarted by a fish monger (Fehr). The woman's beloved (Gottli) cuts bark fish.

    Hospital Fragment

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