Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)

The read

It runs a compact 31m.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Stephen QuayDirector
• Timothy QuayDirector
• Timothy NelsonOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Derek JacobiNarrator (voice)
• Marie FuryRole of Helen Eastlack
• Emily YatesVoice of Helen Eastlack
• Kathryn FogelHellen & Harry as Children
• Sean MattioHellen & Harry as Children

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