Eraserhead - The mind that erases (1977) is a surreal, visionary and psychedelic film that tells the story of a couple who are progenitors of some sort of alien creature. This experimental masterpiece written and directed by David Lynch is a haunting vortex in which perverse images, noises and sounds give rise to psychedelic visions and feelings of various kinds. This is a film that could translate as a disturbing immersion in the meanderings of the human mind or as a disturbing and hallucinatory out-of-body journey of a visionary madman.
Shot in black and white and devoid of a linear story, this debut film by David Lynch is able to twist the viewer, enchanting, seducing and propelling him into an asphyxiating dimension where everything, suspended between dream and distorted reality, is born and dies in an alienating and claustrophobic setting, made even more haunting and oppressive by a soundtrack made of shrill sounds that open the door to paranoia and chaos.
In this maelstrom of delirium accentuated by great visual power of images and good use of sound, Eraserhead - The Erasing Mind is the mirror of irrationality in which every viewer can reflect himself or herself; it is an atrocious and interminable lucid dream.
Singular and enigmatic, Eraserhead is a distinct, claustrophobic, and impossible-to-forget cinematic work, but it is definitely not for everyone.
In the cast: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates, Jack Fisk, Judith Anna Roberts, Lauren Near, Thomas Coulson, Neil Moran, John Monez, Hal Landon Jr. and Darwin Joston.
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Distributed by CG Entertainment, Eraserhead (1977) is available in a restored version on DVD and for the first time also on Blu-ray for the RaroVideo series. The edition features a rich section devoted to extras and is accompanied by a booklet.
BLU-RAY EDITION in English with Italian subtitles.:
VIDEO: HD 1080 24p 16/9 1.85:1
LENGTH: 89′
AUDIO: Original Dolby Digital 2.0, Original DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
N. DISKS: 1
SUBTITLES: Italian
EXTRA: Stories; documentary by David Lynch on Eraserhead (85′); Dumbland, animated series (33′); Short films introduced by David Lynch (89′): "The Alphabet," "Lumiére," "The Amputee," "The Grandmother," "The Cowboy & The Frenchman"; Trailer
