#725: LYNCH, David: Eraserhead (1977)

LYNCH, David (United States)
Eraserhead [1977]
Spine #725
Blu-ray


David Lynch's 1977 debut feature, Eraserhead, is both a lasting cult sensation and a work of extraordinary craft and beauty. With its mesmerizing black-and-white photography by Frederick Elmes and Herbert Cardwell, evocative sound design, and unforgettably enigmatic performance by Jack Nance, this visionary nocturnal odyssey continues to haunt American cinema like no other film.

89 minutes
Black & White
Stereo
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2014
Director/Writer



Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Sixty-eight page booklet featuring an interview with Lynch from filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley’s 1997 book Lynch on Lynch.

Commentary

None.

Eraserhead Stories

A 2001 documentary by Lynch on the making of the film.

2K Digital Restorations

Of six short films by Lynch: Six Men Getting Sick (1967), The Alphabet (1968), The Grandmother (1970), The Amputee, Version 1 and Version 2 (1974), and Premonitions Following an Evil Deed (1995), all with video introductions by Lynch.

Documentary

Featuring interviews with actors Stewart and Roberts, assistant to the director Catherine Coulson, and DP Frederick Elmes.

Archival interviews

With Lynch and members of the cast and crew.

Trailer

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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