Comb, The

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Animation / Short
UK, 1990, 18 min

Directed by:

Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay

Screenplay:

Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay

Cinematography:

Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay

Composer:

Lech Jankowski

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A woman dreams of a fairytale landscape populated by ladders and sinister puppets. One of the Quays' most surreal shorts finds the brothers experimenting with on-screen space and focus, creating a disorientingly dreamlike experience. (British Film Institute (BFI))