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Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writer:

Ted Griffin (writer)

Release Date:

14 December 2007 (Spain) more

Genre:

Short more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

Michael Stuhlbarg is A Serious Man But not too serious.
 (From GreenCine. 5 October 2009, 5:59 PM, PDT)

Interview: Michael Stuhlbarg is a (Not Too) Serious Man
 (From GreenCine Daily. 5 October 2009, 3:20 PM, PDT)

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Scorsese's Tribute to Hitchcock more (7 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Simon Baker ... Roger Thornberry
Kelli O'Hara ... Grace Thornberry

Michael Stuhlbarg ... Louis Bernard

Christopher Denham ... Leonard
Richard Easton ... Mr. Carroll
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Ted Griffin ... Interviewer

Nellie Sciutto ... Woman screaming
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

La clave Reserva (Spain)
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Runtime:

USA:10 min (approx.) | USA:10 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Company:

JWT more


Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:

References The Birds (1963) more

Soundtrack:

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FAQ

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Scorsese's Tribute to Hitchcock, 11 March 2009
Author: Michael_Elliott from Louisville, KY

Key to Reserva, The (2007)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Nine-minute short from Scorsese has him playing himself as he uncovers three and a half pages of an unfinished Alfred Hitchcock screenplay. Not much was known of this project but for fun Scorsese decided to film those pages and try to keep it as close to what Hitchcock would have done had he been directing it himself. If you're a fan of Scorsese or Hitchcock then this is a must see even though it's nothing more than an eventual product placement. It was great fun seeing Scorsese return to the short film because he certainly delivered the goods with not only his performance but his stab at directing like Hitchcock for those three and a half pages. The opening sequence, a homage to North by Northwest were just great as was the ending, which I won't spoil but it too is a homage to one of Hitch's most famous movies. Rear Window and Vertigo are also mentioned as is a joke about the lost portions of Greed. This film certainly isn't meant to be anything serious but it is a lot of fun for fans of the director.

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