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1. ¡Atención obras! (2013– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Sara Núñez de Arenas, Eva Luna, Machús Osinaga
Votes: 17
2. Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer (1986 Music Video)
6 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Peter Gabriel's video for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, a collaboration with Aardman Animations which set new standards for the industry and became one of the most awarded videos in history.
Director: Stephen R. Johnson | Stars: Peter Gabriel, Anna-Marie Gabriel, Melanie Gabriel
Votes: 1,151
3. Celluloid Dreams (2002)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary
A trip into the wonderful and weird worlds of fantasy, nightmare and adult fairy tale...where intuition and pure imagination run wild.
Director: James Dunnison | Stars: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, David Lynch, Guy Maddin, Stephen Quay
Votes: 33
4. Street of Crocodiles (1986)
Not Rated | 20 min | Animation, Short
Inside a box full of curio, a puppet who is recently freed from his strings explores a dusty and forlorn commercial area. The explorer becomes ensnared into miniature tailor shop by baby-faced dolls.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Star: Feliks Stawinski
Votes: 3,087
5. The Bug Trainer (2008)
53 min | Documentary
A documentary film about the forgotten genius Ladislas Starewitch.
Directors: Linas Augutis, Rasa Miskinyte, Marek Skrobecki, Donatas Ulvydas | Stars: Wladyslaw Starewicz, Skirmantas Valiulis, Marcin Gizycki, Nikolai Izvolov
Votes: 73
7. Frida (2002)
R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Mía Maestro
Votes: 95,403 | Gross: $25.89M
8. Conspirators of Pleasure (1996)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
Six people unknowingly form a cycle of masturbation as they each cause others to privately indulge in their fetishes.
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Petr Meissel, Gabriela Wilhelmová, Barbora Hrzánová, Anna Wetlinská
Votes: 3,686
9. The Falls (1980)
Not Rated | 195 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
92 BBC documentary-style shorts that record the lives of 92 victims of the VUE (Violent Unexplained Event), each with last names beginning with "Fall."
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Peter Westley, Aad Wirtz, Michael Murray, Lorna Poulter
Votes: 1,686
10. The Comb (1991)
Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Animation
A porcelain doll and a sleeping woman. How will they interact through her dreams?
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Stars: Joy Constaninides, Witold Schejbal
Votes: 1,035
11. Court-circuit (2001– )
90 min
Stars: Christine Diensberg, Sophie Tavert, Sonja Szylowicki, Aurel Bantzer
Votes: 24
12. Maska (2010)
Not Rated | 23 min | Short, Fantasy
In a technologically developed but feudal world beautiful Duenna is forced to choose between love and the task for which she was created.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Star: Magdalena Cielecka
Votes: 202
13. De Artificiali Perspectiva (1991)
15 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Uses animation to explore anamorphosis, a method to put hidden images within an artwork, by distorting it using the rules of perspective.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay | Star: Witold Schejbal
Votes: 593
14. The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1982)
Not Rated | 14 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
In Prague, a professorial puppet, with metal pincers for hands and an open book for a hat, takes a boy as a pupil. First, the professor empties fluff and toys from the child's head, leaving... See full summary »
Directors: Keith Griffiths, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 1,067
15. Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum) (2011)
31 min | Documentary, Short, History
A look at the collections of books, instruments and medical anomalies at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the Mutter Museum housed there.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Stars: Marie Fury, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 98
16. Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies (1988)
Not Rated | 14 min | Animation, Short
Oscillating hands each hold a pen; a man made of wire has a malevolent look and an oscillating eye as he pokes at a bump on his forehead
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Star: Weiser Quay
Votes: 768
17. Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream That One Calls Human Life (1995)
105 min | Drama
A young man goes to a school for servants run by a brother and sister. In the dreamlike and surreal world that he enters, how will his presence impact the people there and possibly even the school itself?
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay | Stars: Mark Rylance, Alice Krige, Gottfried John, Daniel Smith
Votes: 2,047
18. Días de cine (1991– )
60 min | News
Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.
Stars: Gerardo Sánchez, Elena S. Sánchez, Antonio Gasset, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Votes: 334
19. This Unnameable Little Broom (1985)
Not Rated | 11 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Loosely based on the Mesopotamian "Epic of Gilgamesh", here Gilgamesh is portrayed as a grotesque, Picasso-esque being who uses a tricycle to patrol his box-shaped kingdom that hovers above a dark abyss.
Directors: Keith Griffiths, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay
Votes: 844
20. Àrtic (2013–2022)
Talk-Show
Àrtic the culture and escape magazine from Barcelona Televisió (Betevé), hosted by Flora Saura. The program to keep up to date with Barcelona culture in all its aspects: performing and ... See full summary »
Stars: Anna Pérez Pagès, Flora Saura, Josep París, Esther Castarnado
Votes: 13
21. In Absentia (2000)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Animation
A woman sits alone on a chair at a table in a room on one of the top floors of an asylum. Bright spot lights dot the night, sometimes shining on her window. She sharpens pencils and writes ... See full summary »
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Star: Marlene Kaminsky
Votes: 807
22. The Sandman (2000 TV Movie)
41 min | Animation
As a young boy is send to bed by his mother, a creature seemingly out to get him called The Sandman, lurks in the shadows.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, William Tuckett | Stars: Irek Mukhamedov, Heathcote Williams, Zenaida Yanowsky
Votes: 35
23. Are We Still Married? (1992)
Not Rated | 3 min | Animation, Short
A tear falls from the eyes of a veiled face. A white ball whips around a heart-shaped paddle. A mournful voice sings, "Are we still married?" A child's stuffed rabbit watches, sees ... See full summary »
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 728
24. Stille Nacht: Dramolet (1988)
Not Rated | 1 min | Animation, Short
A doll interacts with lifeless objects like screws, magnets, spoons and a cereal bowl filled with similar metal objects.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay
Votes: 899
25. Punch & Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy (1981)
52 min | Documentary
An unusual documentary from the Brothers Quay and Keith Griffiths about the history of the Punch and Judy puppet show.
Directors: Keith Griffiths, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Larry Sider | Star: Joe Melia
Votes: 25
26. Papagajka (2016)
82 min | Drama
A stranger arrives in Sarajevo and barges into Damir's reclusive world. Little by little she takes over his life, even absorbing his dreams, until finally she threatens his very existence.
Director: Emma Rozanski | Stars: Susanna Cappellaro, Adnan Omerovic, Tina Keserovic, Sabina Mrgan
Votes: 63
27. Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You (1993)
3 min | Animation, Short
A short black and white animated film with a contemporary musical accompaniment.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 589
28. Songs for Dead Children (2003)
24 min | Animation, Short, Music
Steve Martland's Street Songs realized in eerily beautiful animation.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 77
29. The Eternal Day of Michel De Ghelderode, 1898-1962 (1981)
30 min | Short
Directors: Keith Griffiths, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Stars: Philip Bretherton, Phillip Cade, Denise Heinrich-Lane, Tom Hunsinger
Votes: 16
30. Alice in Not So Wonderland (2007)
3 min | Animation, Short
The story of Alice in Wonderland, explored in the stop-motion world of the Quay brothers.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 69
31. Wonderwood: Comme des garçons (2010)
3 min | Animation, Short
A bird acts as an alchemist in an enchanted forest, selecting different kinds of wood to combine them in a parquet floor.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 26
32. The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin (2015)
65 min | Documentary
Guy Maddin, who has been nicknamed the Canadian David Lynch is doubtlessly one of the last remaining Magus of cinema.
Director: Yves Montmayeur | Stars: Kenneth Anger, Udo Kier, Guy Maddin, Stephen Quay
Votes: 52
33. Behind the Scenes with the Quay Brothers (2011)
31 min | Documentary, Short
This short documentary documents the making of the film the Quay Brothers shot at, and on the subject of, the Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the first film the ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Waisnis | Stars: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 10
34. Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H. (2013)
26 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A figure travels through a realm beyond the senses, where plants interact with surreal cinematography.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Star: César Sarachu
Votes: 69
35. Leos Janácek: Intimate Excursions (1981)
26 min | Documentary, Short
About Leos Janacek (1854-1928), a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style.
Directors: Keith Griffiths, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 27
36. The Calligrapher (1991 TV Short)
1 min | Animation, Short
A calligrapher creates his own quill pen.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 220
37. Quay (2015)
Not Rated | 8 min | Documentary, Short
This short documentary film reveals the inner workings of the Brothers' studio.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 1,701
38. The Doll's Breath (2019)
21 min | Animation, Short
Horacio, a former window dresser, sets up complicated charades where women and life-sized dolls change places in a web of jealousy, betrayal and murder.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 32
39. Nocturna Artificialia (1979)
Not Rated | 21 min | Animation, Short
An enigmatic story told in seven chapters, each introduced by an elliptical sentence on a title card. A man is in an apartment. He goes outside where a red tram runs beside a cathedral. He ... See full summary »
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 480
40. The Phantom Museum: Random Forays Into the Vaults of Sir Henry Wellcome's Medical Collection (2003 TV Short)
12 min | Short, Animation
A display at the strange and wonderful artifacts in a collection of medical curiosities.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Stars: Billy Ray Gallion, Stephen Quay
Votes: 334
41. Eurydice: She, So Beloved (2007)
12 min | Short, Music
Orpheus's attempt to rescue his dead lover Eurydice from Hades.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay | Stars: Zenaida Yanowsky, Simon Keenlyside, Kenneth Tharp
Votes: 85
42. Ein Brudermord (1981)
6 min | Animation, Short
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Star: Lutz Becker
Votes: 9
43. Hudba Zdenek Liska (2017 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
One of the best Czech composers of film soundtracks is often described as a genius of film scores. He was not afraid to experiment and the timelessness of his work is proven by the ... See full summary »
Director: Pavel Klusák | Stars: Jan Svankmajer, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Juraj Herz
Votes: 14
44. Tales from Vienna Woods: Stille Nacht III. (1993)
Not Rated | 3 min | Animation, Short
Near an extraordinary chair with many legs, a hand is visible gripping an edge. The hand is weathered, the fingers cracked and scarred. The end of a rifle appears and a shot fires. The ... See full summary »
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay
Votes: 534
45. The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes (2004)
Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Dark fairy-tale about a demonic doctor who abducts a beautiful opera singer with designs on transforming her into a mechanical nightingale.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay | Stars: Amira Casar, Gottfried John, Assumpta Serna, César Sarachu
Votes: 1,526 | Gross: $0.03M
46. Kinoteka Ident (2008)
1 min | Animation, Short
Opening sequence for the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 14
47. VadeMecum (2021)
12 min | Short
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Stars: Janusz Guttner, Ian Nicholas
Votes: 8
49. The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998 TV Special)
Family
Director: Paul Miller | Stars: Rosie O'Donnell, Lynn Ahrens, Alan Alda, Jane Alexander
Votes: 76
50. Inventorium of Traces (2009 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
In the Renaissance castle of the Polish count - Jan Potocki - in Lancut, the modern traces of a past glory persevere and become visible again at the tones of Krzysztof Penderecki's music and Brothers Quay's imaginary animation.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Votes: 53