Surrealist technique and the uncanny in the films of the quay brothers: A case study of Street of crocodiles 1986 and Rehearsals for extinct anatomies 1988

Surrealist technique and the uncanny in the films of the quay brothers: A case study of Street of crocodiles 1986 and Rehearsals for extinct anatomies 1988

The Quay Brothers’ films have often provoked some kind of discomfort in the viewers. There are various techniques that the Quay Brothers utilise which cause this feeling of discomfort. This study is premised on the argument that the feeling that we experience while watching their films can be analys...

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Main Author: Buck, Sascha
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/15021
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description The Quay Brothers’ films have often provoked some kind of discomfort in the viewers. There are various techniques that the Quay Brothers utilise which cause this feeling of discomfort. This study is premised on the argument that the feeling that we experience while watching their films can be analysed through Sigmund Freud’s understanding of the uncanny. The feeling of the uncanny is brought about by various Surrealist techniques utilised by the Quay Brothers. This study focuses on the films Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies and Street of Crocodiles by the Quay Brothers. Both these films strongly emphasise the use of Surrealist techniques as well as strongly evoking the feeling of the uncanny in the viewer.
author Buck, Sascha
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Surrealist technique and the uncanny in the films of the quay brothers: A case study of Street of crocodiles 1986 and Rehearsals for extinct anatomies 1988
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title Surrealist technique and the uncanny in the films of the quay brothers: A case study of Street of crocodiles 1986 and Rehearsals for extinct anatomies 1988
title_short Surrealist technique and the uncanny in the films of the quay brothers: A case study of Street of crocodiles 1986 and Rehearsals for extinct anatomies 1988
title_full Surrealist technique and the uncanny in the films of the quay brothers: A case study of Street of crocodiles 1986 and Rehearsals for extinct anatomies 1988
title_fullStr Surrealist technique and the uncanny in the films of the quay brothers: A case study of Street of crocodiles 1986 and Rehearsals for extinct anatomies 1988
title_full_unstemmed Surrealist technique and the uncanny in the films of the quay brothers: A case study of Street of crocodiles 1986 and Rehearsals for extinct anatomies 1988
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