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Eraserhead Claire Henry

Eraserhead By Claire Henry

Eraserhead by Claire Henry


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Eraserhead by Claire Henry

A surreal and darkly humorous vision, David Lynch's Eraserhead (1977) has been recognised as a cult classic since its breakout success as a midnight movie in the late 1970s. Claire Henry's study of the film takes us into its netherworld, providing a detailed account of its production history, its exhibition and reception, and its elusive meanings. Using original archival research, she traces how Lynch took his nightmare of Philadelphia to the City of Dreams, infusing his LA-shot film with the industrial cityscapes and sounds of the Callowhill district. Henry then engages with Eraserhead's irresistible inscrutability and advances a fresh interpretation, reframing auteurism to centre Lynch's creative processes as a visual artist and Transcendental Meditation practitioner. Finally, she outlines how Lynch's 'dream of dark and troubling things' became a model midnight movie and later grew in reputation and influence across broader film culture. From the opening chapter on Eraserhead's famous 'baby' to the final chapter on the film's tentacular influence, Henry's compelling and authoritative account offers illuminating new perspectives on the making and meaning of the film and its legacy. Through an in-depth analysis of the film's rich mise en scene, cinematography, sound and its embeddedness in visual art and screen culture, Henry not only affirms the film's significance as Lynch's first feature, but also advances a wider case for appreciating its status as a film classic.

About Claire Henry

Claire Henry is a Lecturer and Discipline Lead in Screen at Flinders University, Australia. She is the author of Revisionist Rape-Revenge: Redefining a Film Genre (2014), co-author of Screening the Posthuman (2023), and a contributor to edited volumes on national cinemas, genre and censorship. She has also published widely in journals such as Studies in European Cinema, Open Cultural Studies, Frames Cinema Journal and Senses of Cinema.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: The Baby 1. A Completely Furnished Lynchian World 2. The Viewer Becomes the Dreamer 3. The Ultimate Midnight Movie Conclusion: Traces of Eraserhead Notes Credits Bibliography

Additional information

GOR013334910
9781839025600
1839025603
Eraserhead by Claire Henry
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2023-05-04
120
N/A
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