Eraserhead

Eraserhead

USA | 1977 | 89 min. | David Lynch

June 30 - July 5, 2023

SIFF Series - Dreams & Nightmares: The Films of David Lynch

Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born...child.

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A dream of dark and troubling things...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.

  • Director: David Lynch
  • Principal Cast: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates
  • Country: USA
  • Year: 1977
  • Running Time: 89 min.
  • Filmography: Inland Empire (2006), Mulholland Dr. (2001), The Straight Story (1999), Lost Highway (1997), Blue Velvet (1986), Dune (1984), The Elephant Man (1980), Eraserheard (1977)
  • Language: English