The Comb
“From The Museums Of Sleep”
1991 · 18 min
Cast
Joy Constaninides Witold Schejbal
Credits
Written by: 
Stephen Quay Timothy Quay Weiser Quay
Cinematography: Stephen Quay Timothy Quay
Music: Lech Jankowski
Produced by: Keith Griffiths Weiser Quay
Plot
A porcelain doll’s explorations of a dreamer’s imagination.
Sinekatalog’s take
A porcelain doll wanders the imagination of a dreamer. The Quay Brothers' dark, dense stop-motion fantasia is pure atmosphere, intricate and unsettling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,087 votes)
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