The Calligrapher -The Quay Brothers

[BlackRaven156]

Wow, sublime genius! Yes creepy indeed and I can't put my finger on why. How could anyone reject this in anyway, it's brilliant.

[Mickyeahh]

I like him. I bet he's harmless.

[pievspie]

creeps me out now at 37 so its not a child like fear but a deep scare built on nightmares

[CharloteRose]

Kinda reminds me of Monty Python..the makers have to have very strange, but interesting minds.

[rednaruto45]

those scare me...a brightly lit white room with no windows...and a creepy looking but very nice man....you're lost...he is trying to help you get out of the place...but you're young and scared....that was one of my dreams when i was 9

[GothamChic1]

I feel curiously frightened. They ARE geniuses, and remind me of the SAW movies, not in a bad way!

[GothamChic1]

I feel curiously frightened. They ARE geniuses, and remind me of the SAW movies, not in a bad way1

[InfantaDifunta]

This video make me feel some weird peace!

[FelipeZucchetti]

cool

[allaboutdmagic]

So glad I grew up in a time when weird, arty animation was all over MTV, BBC2, Channel 4 and Nicklelodeon. Viva the 90s!

[22kumari]

I think the music is not synchronized with the image. It should start at 0:11 but it starts earlier. Big difference when you see the original!

[21Gramms21]

weird...

[gomle3]

scary!



[roquefort88888]

A single dislike?

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The ghost of Marmaduke Hussey, one presumes...

[jamesaellis]

Trust the BBC eh?

[steshystesh]

one of the best animators in the history i think

[delanersrox]

I believe I have found my new favorite film makers. :)

[streborwehttam]

Love it

[hairmetal18]

Just stunning.

[limbdarkening]

Rejected for being too awesome.

[Ruluk]

Hahah, BBC took the bad decision here. Youtube proves it:

156 likes. 1 dislike.  =D

[KANANGINIS]

this is the first Quays animation film i've seen, and since...i've got interested in animation filmmaking...Quays are very good at it...

[beatakeshii]

fuck BBC

[WildWelshWitch]

well, i thought it was very clever even if the BBC rejected it. Probably would have scared me to death in 1991 as I was about 6 at the time, but now I can say I like it a lot.

[InuitAldebaran]

Love this kind of magic!

[TalkinXbox]

Sort of claustrophobic and threatening, if you ask me.

[mittROMNEY666]

why was this rejected

[ThePoisonious]

loved it!

[Nyayork]

охуенно

[DynamoJez]

Hi Mel.

[loverxxx]

amazing!

[GreggaryPeccary]

This is something that would have completely creeped me out when I was 5

[iconoclasm12345]

@GreggaryPeccary

probably why it was rejected, bbc doesnt want to scare kids lol

still awesome tho

[InvisibleFishify]

@GreggaryPeccary All of their videos creep me out, and I'm 18. Lol. But the Quay Brothers are GENIUSES! Their work is just absolutely brilliant.

[Verkelos]

I found the metaphor of the artistic creation as a continuity, a closed circle, amusing and rather beautiful

[morgman43]

I believe this was when Alan Yentob was controller of BBC 2. A really exciting time for the channel and the BBC generally, I can't imagine something like this even being considered now.

It's a shame the ident from the Brothers Quay was too 'out there' to be used but for the record I really liked the 90s BBC 2 idents that Yentob eventually chose.

[r3ini]

Pure, Genious!

[kyau1909]

que gran trabajo hacen estos señores aplausos:)

[yugoth555]

really good, exelent

[MRJGC]

brilliant

[antoniamarial]

Fantástico!

[Tycahal1991]

Briliant! they are 2 of the best stop-motion animators I know. they folow Jan Svankmajer and other great vanguardists of stop motion in world

[spiritoddity]

Love, Love, Love this! Are they still making short films?

[lastkingofhearts]

No they are actually working on a full length film right now that should be nearing completion very soon.

[Porgot138]

; it deals with three characters (and their African guide) who, after meeting up in the Sahara desert for a mystery job, become involved with a group of terrorists. The situation sees the two sides constantly double-crossing one another to gain the upper hand

[richragsdale]

good lord they are amazing!

[Uyulula]

My favorite!