It is very hard express with words the unique beauty that the "Stille Nacht" shorts from the Brothers Quay have...
Those brief, little shorts, instead of telling a story, express feelings, thoughts, but not in a ordinary way: Here, the eerie atmosphere and the strangeness is combined with an almost whimsical feeling of innocence and wonder, something that makes those "Stille Nacht" shorts an extraordinary, captivating quality, that could be only done using the animated medium.
Those shorts are pretty much like little "visual" poems, where the images serve to recreate the fantastic (and rather ambiguous) world of the dreams.
This is is truly beautiful and fascinating. A must see.
Those brief, little shorts, instead of telling a story, express feelings, thoughts, but not in a ordinary way: Here, the eerie atmosphere and the strangeness is combined with an almost whimsical feeling of innocence and wonder, something that makes those "Stille Nacht" shorts an extraordinary, captivating quality, that could be only done using the animated medium.
Those shorts are pretty much like little "visual" poems, where the images serve to recreate the fantastic (and rather ambiguous) world of the dreams.
This is is truly beautiful and fascinating. A must see.