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SP 23 The Quay Brothers


The Quay Brothers are among the most influential stop-motion artists in the world. Even the master Christopher Nolan has dedicated a documentary to them. Their work has been shown and praised at innumerable international film festivals, and now it’s time for interfilm to bring you an entire QUAY BROTHERS program. The Quay Brothers present their very own selection of their work, almost all of it on 35mm. Get ready for nostalgic surreality sure to please more than just stop-motion fans.

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6 films
Stille Nacht I: Dramolet

Stille Nacht I: Dramolet

Quay Brothers // England // 1988 // 01:00 min

A magnet moves across the floor. A moth buzzes and bumps against a window pane. Metal begins to dance.

Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods

Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods

Quay Brothers // England // 1992 // 03:00 min

Beside a chair with a myriad of legs a hand reaches out, grasping for something. A rifle barrel appears, a shot is fired...

In Absentia

In Absentia

Quay Brothers // England // 2000 // 20:00 min

A woman sits alone at a table while lights illuminate the night. A pen breaks. Who is she writing?

Maska

Maska

Quay Brothers // England // 2010 // 23:34 min

This adaption of Stanislaw Lem’s 1974 sci-fi story of the same name bears the unmistakable mark of the Quays.

Street of Crocodiles

Street of Crocodiles

Quay Brothers // England // 1986 // 21:00 min

A doll, finally freed from its toy box, begins to explore its dark surroundings.

Alice in not so Wonderland

Alice in not so Wonderland

Quay Brothers // England // 2007 // 03:00 min

Things take a turn of their own in this surreal world.