Movie Description
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
(2011)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Stephen Quay,Timothy Quay
- Producer : Edward Waisnis
- Editor : Timothy Quay,Stephen Quay
- Cast : Derek Jacobi,Marie Fury,Emily Yates,Kathryn Fogel,Sean Mattio
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Role of Helen Eastlack
Voice of Helen Eastlack
Hellen & Harry as Children
Hellen & Harry as Children
Posters
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C(r)ook
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Private Lessons
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Men
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Kill Shot
9.163
Vendetta
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Staring at Strangers
6.372
Killer of Men
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Super
6.2
Softie
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Gay ?
9.357
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
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Blackout
5.2
Lesson Plan
6.069
Facts
Original TitleThrough the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
Status Released
Release Information
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2011-09-24
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 31m
Budget₹ 250
Production CompaniesAtelier Koninck,Pro Bono Films
Genres
- Documentary
- History
