The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1984)

In Prague, a professorial puppet, with metal pincers for hands and an open book for a hat, takes a boy as a pupil.

Fascinating animated surrealist short that lovingly pays homage and recreates the style of the Quay Brothers'  major influence Jan Svankmajer.

Street of Crocodiles (1986)

A man closes up a lecture hall; he reaches into a box and snips the string holding a gaunt puppet that, once released, warily explores the darkened rooms about him.

Surreal animation masterpiece in the tradition of Jan Svankmajer; dark, disturbing and highly imaginative.