

The Comb
1991-10-11 · 18 min · ★ 6.7
A porcelain doll’s explorations of a dreamer’s imagination.
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- Directors
- Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
- Production companies
- Koninck Studios
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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