Quay Brothers: The Short Films 1979-2003
This two-disc set contains 13 of their classic short films in brand new restored and remastered editions, plus a collection of 'footnotes', including interviews, idents, alternative versions, unreleased pilot projects and more. The Quays were extensively involved with the preparation of these DVDs, personally supervising the transfers and menus designs, recording commentaries on selected titles, and contributing an illustrated video introduction. Disc one: Films The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1984) The Unnameable Little Broom (1985) Street of Crocodiles (1986) Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies (1987) Stille Nacht I-IV The Comb (1990) Anamorphosis (1991) In Absentia (2000) The Phantom Museum (2003) Disc two: Footnotes BFI Distribution ident (1991) Introduction by the Quay Brothers (2006) Nocturna Artificialia (1979) The Calligraphies (1991) The Summit (1995) The Falls (excerpt) (1980) Archive Interview (2000)
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Too much of everything
Highly Overrated But Still Good
Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.