Quay

August. 19,2015      
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Stephen Quay as  Self
Timothy Quay as  Self

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Reviews

Kailansorac
2015/08/19

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

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Dirtylogy
2015/08/20

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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Tayyab Torres
2015/08/21

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

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Ezmae Chang
2015/08/22

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Horst in Translation ([email protected])
2015/08/23

The title "Quay" already gives away what this 8-minute documentary short film from 2015 is about. It depicts Stephen and Timothy Quay how they are busy at their workplace and occasionally they also explain something about their sets for example. The two are identical twins and will have their 70th birthdays next year. They have been very active in the (animated) film industry for decades and this is director Christopher Nolan's tribute to the two of them as they apparently very much inspired him in his career. His name being attached to the project probably also made this little film much more popular as Nolan is one of the most respected filmmakers of our time and documentary short films are nothing he has ever touched before. So most people will probably see this one because of its director and not because of the people in here. The Quays are probably only known to (animation) film buffs today. But maybe this little piece here will get some more interested and this way the effort would be rewarded. I have seen some of their works and I must say I am not really a fan of their style. This is probably also why this documentary was not very interesting to me. I think fans of the duo in here will have a good time watching, everybody else can skip it.

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