In 2015, Christopher Nolan curated a selection of short films by the surrealist animators the Quay Brothers to be distributed as a touring 35mm presentation. The three films—"In Absentia" (2000), "The Comb" (1991) and "Street of Crocodiles" (1986)—were accompanied by this brief portrait of the brothers at work in their London studio.
Direction
Nolan's reverence is palpable; he shoots them like they're summoning demons.
Production
Their studio is a hoarder's cathedral of doll parts and rusted machinery.
Director
Christopher Nolan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nolan personally paid to strike new 35mm prints of the Quays' films when digital threatened to erase them from cinemas.
The Quays' influence looms over everything from Tool music videos to 'The Grand Budapest Hotel's' stop-motion sequences.
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