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Street of Crocodiles short filmanimation

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Original title: Street of Crocodiles
Year: 1986
Running time: 21 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay
Screenwriter: Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay. Stories: Bruno Schulz
Cast: Animation
Music: Lech Jankowski
Cinematography: Animation, Timothy Collinson, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Producer: Atelier Koninck
Genre: Animation | Stop Motion. Surrealism. Short Film (Animated)
Synopsis: A man closes up a lecture hall; he reaches into a box and snips the string holding a gaunt puppet. Released, the puppet warily explores the darkened rooms about him. Screws twist out of objects and move about. A boy doll catches light with a mirror, shining it around: he spotlights the gaunt explorer. An adult female doll stands with breasts exposed. Mechanical spools and wheels turn. The gaunt man investigates. Four doll men surround him, dress him in colorful clothes, invite him to look inside displays that include drawings of penile skeletons. Female dolls awkwardly rotate their arms from broken shoulders. The gaunt man watches. Bruno Schultz is quoted.

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Rankings Position

#56 Best Stop-Motion Animated Works
#75 Best Animated Short Movies of all time

Awards: 1986: Sitges Fantasy Film Festival: Best Short

1986: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d´Or (Golden Palm) (Best Short)

1987: Fantasoporto: Best Short

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Critics' reviews

"A wordless fever dream (...) 'Street of Crocodiles' was unlike anything else happening in the mid-1980s, and had an enormous impact on everything from design to rock videos when it was released."

Jordan Hoffman: The Guardian

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