Eraserhead
(1977)Eraserhead 1977
is one of the most original films in the history of cinema, David Lynch's first feature film. The action takes place in a smoke-shrouded universe where giant machines operate. Henry Spencer, played by Jack Nance, has a mutant child with his disabled girlfriend, Mary X (Charlotte Stewart). Moving around this story, the movie invites us into Spencer's nightmare for 30 minutes. In the movie, Henry Spencer calms his girlfriend's anger by killing her child. Eraserhead is a masterpiece of experimental cinematography, with many disturbing images, a shocking soundtrack, and black and white footage. Fantastic images dominate the film.