Eraserhead

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Eraserhead

Aug. 19: Introduction by Cinematographer Fred Elmes

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. With its masterful and mesmerizing black-and-white photography by Frederick Elmes (who also shot Lynch classics Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart) and Herbert Cardwell, evocative sound design from Lynch himself, and an unforgettably enigmatic performance by frequent Lynch collaborator Jack Nance—who would go on to appear in six other Lynch projects including the original run of Twin Peaks—this visionary nocturnal odyssey continues to haunt American cinema like no other film before or since.

Presented in a new, 4K digital restoration approved by David Lynch.

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Introduction by cinematographer Fred Elmes
Introduction by cinematographer Fred Elmes
Saturday, Aug. 19 2017, 10:00
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Visionary cinematographer Fred Elmes is responsible for some of the most gorgeous and memorable images in contemporary American filmmaking. With a body of work spanning almost fifty years, his incredible knack for capturing moving images can be seen in dozens of films from several beloved directors including Jim Jarmsuch (Night on Earth, Coffee and Cigarettes, Broken Flowers, Paterson), Ang Lee (The Ice Storm, Ride with the Devil, Hulk), and David Lynch (Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart), as well as his work on cult classics like Valley Girl and River’s Edge. Recently, Fred’s work can also be found on television, having shot several episodes of two HBO miniseries, Olive Kitteridge and The Night Of.


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