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Release Date:
September 24, 2011
Original Title:
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
Genres:
Documentary | History
Production Companies:
Atelier Koninck
Pro Bono Films
Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 31
A documentary on the subject of the collections of books, instruments and medical anomalies at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the Mutter Museum housed there. This short film represents the first to be made by the internationally recognized Quay Brothers in the United States. While not a stop-motion animation film, a form for which the Quays are best known, the entire film is vibrantly constructed and 'animated'. Musical score by composer Tim Nelson and voice-over provided by Derek Jacobi.
Animation:
Stephen Quay
Timothy Quay
Director:
Stephen Quay
Timothy Quay
Editor:
Timothy Quay
Stephen Quay
Original Music Composer:
Timothy Nelson
Producer:
Edward Waisnis
Project Manager:
Robert D. Hicks
Researcher:
David Spolum
Sound:
Stephen Quay
Timothy Quay
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