Eraserhead Now

The film is set in a desolate wasteland—a "Philadelphia Story" inspired by Lynch's time living in a city he found terrifying and violent.

David Lynch’s 1977 debut, Eraserhead , is more than a film; it is a "dream of dark and troubling things" that has haunted cinema for nearly five decades. Shot in stark black-and-white over a grueling five-year production, it transformed Lynch from an art student into a visionary auteur. A World of Industrial Decay

I See Myself: Eraserhead | Current - The Criterion Collection

The film is set in a desolate wasteland—a "Philadelphia Story" inspired by Lynch's time living in a city he found terrifying and violent.

David Lynch’s 1977 debut, Eraserhead , is more than a film; it is a "dream of dark and troubling things" that has haunted cinema for nearly five decades. Shot in stark black-and-white over a grueling five-year production, it transformed Lynch from an art student into a visionary auteur. A World of Industrial Decay

I See Myself: Eraserhead | Current - The Criterion Collection