Eraserhead

DVD 2014

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, evocative sound design, and unforgettably enigmatic performance by Jack Nance, this visionary nocturnal odyssey remains one of American cinema's darkest dreams.

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Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 725 Criterion collection ; 725 DVD

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ISBN:

9781604658965

Edition:

Director-approved Two-DVD special edition

Description:

2 videodiscs (85 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital optical surround Dolby digital
video file DVD video region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

David Lynch's Eraserhead
Eraser head

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1977
Title from container
Camera and lighting, Frederick Elmes & Herbert Cardwell ; sound, Alan R. Splet & David Lynch ; edited by David Lynch ; Lady in the radiator song composed and sung by Peter Ivers ; pipe organ by "Fats" Waller
John Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anna Roberts, Laurel Near, V. Phipps-Wilson
DVD, widescreen 16x9, 1.85:1 presentation ; Dolby digital
For private home use only
Dialogue in English; subtitles in English

Control Number:

2377048

UPC:

715515125819

Other Authors:

Bates, Jeanne, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor
Joseph, Allen, actor
Lynch, David, 1946- film director, film producer, screenwriter
Nance, Jack, actor
Near, Laurel, actor
Roberts, Judith Anna, actor
Stewart, Charlotte, 1941- actor

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