Stille Nacht I Dramolet 1988 - Quay Brothers

[boorako1]

This looks like a "The Calling" video tape. If my phone rings, i'll be fucked.

[wimbledongirl]

I'm so horny

[eln0v4]

Deja un comentario Gab... o 4000

[welivethenwedie5]

what??..what the fuck was that,.?

[fascismanarchy]

What the hell....Tool fucking stole this shit for their video clips....

[stevebob240]

@fascismanarchy They obviously were influenced by this style, and I have also seen some Tool songs synced to the Quay animations.

[TheRotersand]

Everything comes back where it belonged.

[samuelcohen1]

At first, it looks creepy, but when you learn to look at it, you can understand that it's incredibly beautiful.

[fforestb]

Remember, my children.....not everything is supposed to "mean" something.

[adrianbenitez30]

i dont get it what was the point of that furry stuff?

[MattReynaFilms]

@adrianbenitez30 I believe it was meant to resemble snow, seeing how the Quay's were inspired by Robert Walser's death when they made the film.

[phubans]

I used to get stoned and fall asleep to this :)

[Usacho]

Is it just me, or anyone else sees a correspondence between this and a mould? It's only a simple association but it makes sense for me.

[MrMonsterstiffy]

@Usacho I would agree in a sense. We grow older and go about our lives. Not paying attention to the external residue that permeates and lingers in one's life. Mold is a great association.

[Dansilverbabe]

They're great at probing the mind's inner core.

[lolpplz1]

HOLY SHIT!!!! THAT IS CREEPY AS HELL!!!!!

[KireHughes]

Wow, that was very well done!

[MrLove2shoot]

If I was still a child and saw this, then 1:04 would have scared the shit out of me.

[BeautyinDiatoms]

I love the sway of the magnetic powder...

The way it clumps to form beautiful fiber-like strands...

~_♥!

[mintghost]

I remember seeing this on television in 1989 or 1990 (?)...on a program about animation ... it literally changed my life :)

[MrBlackDarkness666]

awesome...so amazingly done

[KILLERQUACK32]

Magnetism FTW

[FANGwoof]

The metal filings are supposed to represent falling snow; at least that's what I've heard before.

[heyifrit]

Exquistite!!!

[ewthmatth]

they couldn't make it a minute longer? I hate that abrupt ending. Cool overall though.

[MissPandora1967]

fantasticis that magnetism+iro filings starting at 0.40 secs,,wow!! particuley like the way the spoons came out of the wall at 1.13,,,I love the macabre..comes from being fom a butchers+undertakers..I suppose,,,,wonderfully surreal 5**** pixie x

[tool111saul]

this seems my dreams O_o i was looking for a video that seems my dreams, and i find it!

[MCMailbox]

I love Surrealism.

[mmmmmmmmmm9999]

I actually have this short on the "I Want My MTV" video tape.

Very cool and quite unsettling at the same time.

[robotophobia]

goosebumps

[adj789]

mmmm... metal fibers

[MrTomMasterVideos]

there waa also a story...

the only thing i remember is that the iron-pieces symbolize the snow

[beatlesdylanyes]

@MrTomMasterVideos Yeah, there is a story: this Stille Nacht film is inspired by the death of Swiss writer Rober Walser, during his incarceration in the Herisau Asylum. He was erroneously diagnosed with schizophrenia, and the author spent days in menial tasks as gluing paper bags, during 23 years. He was found frozen on Christmas day, in a field by the building. He was probably trying to run away.

[MrTomMasterVideos]

@beatlesdylanyes

yeah :)

thx 

[AvantGardeGuy2]

@beatlesdylanyes Interestingly, Walser didn't show any real outward signs of mental illness, but refused to leave the sanitorium he was incarcerated in. He also was known for enjoying long walks by himself, and died of a heart attack right outside the mental ward. This film is titled Stille Nacht (Silent Night in German). Silent Night is a popular Christmas song, and Walser, as stated by the previous poster, died on Christmas Day.

[Lady0nline]

Would had liked this one to be longer how old is that doll?

[ScinLaeca358]

The "Stille Nacht" series was always my favorite of all the Quays' work. I think the other two were videos for His Name Is Alive.

This cracked doll shows up again in color in "The Comb," I think it is. Love the cracked doll.

The really crazy thing about this one is that they're somehow stop-motion animating magnetized lead filings.

[witgenstein69]

GENIAL!!!!

[djlionheart1962]

I saw this on MTV in about 1989 when they sometimes used to show short art films between the videos. I like the way you can't tell whether the magnetic filings are threatening or not.

[Polurbchen]

oh my god. Tonight I will have a Nightmare. Zhats horrible

[lechuguin97]

BQ 4ever!!!!:D

[Lanedude08]

Tool's "stinkfist" was heavily influenced by this, obviously.

[hank1972]

I think every video they did was influenced by the Quay brothers. As far as I know the only video they did was a small part in the Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel. If you like this check Jean Cocteau's film work. He was a poet who did very similar stuff.

[ClavicleofSolomon]

The Quays are more influenced by Surrealism (which, contrary to popular association, Cocteau was NOT a part of). I'd suggest looking at the films Jan Svankmajer and Walerian Borowczik (the latter are almost impossible to find, but he actually influenced them more than Svankmajer).

[elarbol2702]

yes, in fact tool's videos are made by fred stuhr and adam jones, whose work is influenced by the quay bros(sorry about my poor english)