Name: Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
Genre: Short
Released: 2009-01-29
Duration: 7 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Isabella Rossellini, Darcy Fehr, Brent Neale

This short film (coming in at only seven minutes) is Guy Maddin's precursor to "Keyhole". While they are not directly related, we can see how this one lead to the other. And, of course, he used Isabella Rossellini in both (an actress we can always use more of).

This is something of a mysterious film in that the other actors are unknown and it is silent, largely a collection of images. This may be how Maddin works best, though. His replication of silent film is incredible, and perhaps that is one reason this may be even more enjoyable than "Keyhole". (Perhaps, also, this was not shot digitally, but on this point I am not sure.)

The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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