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The Brothers Quay

Timothy and Stephen Quay are twins from Pennsylvania who live and work in England, where they have been based, more or less, since attending the Royal Academy of Art. Originally trained as calligraphers and illustrators, they developed a distinctive European style of surreal animation, frequently utilizing old dolls, intricate and aged sets, and elaborate camera moves. Usually wordless, their work mines the subconscious, a close approximation of dream logic. Fantastically realized, intricate and impenetrably odd, their work is some of the most stunningly original animation ever produced. Phantom Museum collects all their short films and is one of the most remarkable DVDs I've ever seen. Highly recommended.

The Phantom Museum

Jan Svankmejar

Prague's surrealist master. Unlike most of the rest of the world, surrealism as an artistic movement still florishes in the Czech Republic, and Svankmejar is one of its most accomplished practitioners. His pieces, in addition to their conceptual and practical sophistication, also offer biting political and social satire, to the point that he was banned by the state from making films for a number of years. His Collected Shorts, Volume 2 contains some of his best work, including the seminal Dimensions of Dialogue and the sublime and exhilerating Food.

Collected Shorts 1

Collected Shorts 2

The Ossuary and Other FIlms

Zbigniew Rybczyński

A Polish filmmaker who now makes his living in California as a compositing researcher for Ultimatte, Rybczynski (sometimes referred to as Zbig) works primarily on heavily composited pieces, featuring staggering amounts of preparation and post-production. The first volume of his short films - entitled "Media" - contains New Book, one of the finest films I have ever seen.

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