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Rooted in the writings and drawings of Bruno Schulz, 'Street of Crocodiles' is an excursion into the cruel, absurd world of middle European surrealism. It uses a gnomic, fragmentary narrative to explore a mood of terminal frustration and compulsion, with an astonishing display of sensual and visceral textures, suggesting twentieth century terrors lurking at its edges. The film blends disparate materials to create a fantastic world where everyday materials become strange. The Brothers Quay (twins Stephen and Timothy) originally hail from a small town near Philadelphia in the United States and came to London to study at the Royal College of Art. Taking much of their inspiration from Eastern Europe, London offered the brothers a creative independence in their filmmaking. 'Street of Crocodiles' was their first 35mm film, made through the bfi Production Board and is now preserved by the NFTVA.
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