Street of Crocodiles

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Animation / Short
UK, 1986, 20 min

Directed by:

Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay

Based on:

Bruno Schulz (short story)

Screenplay:

Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay

Cinematography:

Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay

Composer:

Lech Jankowski

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The Quays' best-known short takes place in nightmarish netherworld populated by strange and sinister puppets. A museum keeper spits into the eyepiece of an ancient peep-show and sets the musty machine going. Inside, the puppets partake of a series of bizarre rituals amongst the dirt and the grime. (British Film Institute (BFI))