Eraserhead
David Lynch / US, 1976 / 88 min.
Cult classic by the recently deceased David Lynch. Henry, a young man, turns out to have become the father of a mutant-like creature. The young family lives in a post-apocalyptic environment, drenched in industrial noise. Grotesque, hypnotic and disturbing, vintage Lynch.
David Lynch's first feature film rightly deserves to be called cult. Henry Spencer, a somewhat slow, dull-looking young man with an eccentric mane of hair, is forced into marriage when he gets his girlfriend pregnant. The new family lives in a demolished building, where the newborn exerts true terror with his screams. One day, Henry's new wife has had enough; she leaves Henry alone with the monstrous baby.
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Director
David Lynch
Production year
1976
Country
US
Original title
Eraserhead
Length
88 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
In Memoriam David Lynch
The creator of classics such as Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead and Mulholland Drive died on 15 January 2025 from complications of the lung disease COPD. Lynch, an inveterate chain smoker, was 78 years old. A number of films by the sympathetic Master of the Macabre can now be seen in Eye Classics.
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