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Phantom Museums: The Short Films of the Quay Brothers(2 disc)

 

  Written and Directed by Stephen Quay & Timothy Quay

UK 2007 / Experimental / Avant-Garde / Shorts / 261 min / Color / Monaural / 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio / NTSC / English Language

Two of the world’s most original filmmakers, identical twins Stephen and Timothy Quay have been creating their unique blend of puppetry and stop-motion animation for nearly 30 years and have spawned an enormous cult following. The Quays display a passion for detail, a breathtaking command of color and texture, and an uncanny use of focus and camera movement that make their films unique and instantly recognizable. Best known for their classic 1986 film STREET OF CROCODILES -- which filmmaker Terry Gilliam recently selected as one of the ten best animated films of all time -- they are masters of miniaturization and on their tiny sets have created an unforgettable world, suggestive of a landscape of long-repressed childhood dreams. This new two-disc set contains thirteen of their classic short films—some never-before-available on DVD—in brand-new, restored and remastered editions (personally supervised by the Quays), plus a collection of "footnotes" including new audio commentaries, extensive interviews, alternative versions, unrealized pilot projects and more.

 

 
       


Films included:

Comb (1990)
Street of Crocodiles (1986)
Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1984)
Phantom Museum (2003)
Epic of Gilgamesh (1985)
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies (1987)
Dramolet (1988)
Anamorphosis (1991)
Are We Still Married? (1991)
Tales From the Vienna Woods (1992)
Can't Go Wrong Without You (1993)
In Absentia (2000)