David Lynch: Eraserhead

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.

Henry (Jack Nance) resides alone in a bleak apartment surrounded by industrial gloom. When he discovers that an earlier fling with Mary X (Charlotte Stewart) left her pregnant, he marries the expectant mother and has her move in with him.

Things take a decidedly strange turn when the couple's baby turns out to be a bizarre lizard-like creature that won't stop wailing. Other characters, including a disfigured lady who lives inside a radiator, inhabit the building and add to Henry's troubles.

With its mesmerising 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. 4K digital restoration, supervised by director David Lynch.

QFT and David Lynch go together like coffee and cherry pie. This summer, in celebration of his life and work, QFT are pulling back the red curtain on Lynch's body of work, from the wild at heart to the weird on top.

You may also like the following events from Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast:

• This Monday, 23rd June, 06:20 pm, Belfast Photo Festival: Sowing the Seeds of the Wild + Q&A in Belfast
• This Tuesday, 24th June, 06:30 pm, Docs Ireland: Move Ya Body: The Birth of House in Belfast
• This Wednesday, 25th June, 01:00 pm, Docs Ireland: North Cormorant Island in Belfast

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