The Alphabet (1968)

Director:

David Lynch

Writer:

David Lynch (writer)

Genre:

Short | Animation

Plot:

Against a backdrop of bizarre shapes and textures, a small organic figure gives birth to the letters...

Plot Keywords:

Nightmare | Student Film | Dream Inspired | Writer Director | Avant Garde

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Peggy Lynch

...

Girl

Runtime:

4 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Pensylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Movie Connections:

Featured in Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997) (TV)

Your a weird one Mr. Lynch! (and that's a complement)

"The Alphabet" is a really bizarre experimental film short from David Lynch. It contains images that nightmares are made of. Many strange and abstract objects give birth to the letters of the alphabet. There is many creepy sound effects that give this little short film's imagery a strange hallucinatory and hypnotic feel. I could definitely see a Salvadore Dali influence during the film's animated scenes. David Lynch's former wife Peggy than sings the alphabet song against a black background. Wow, the alphabet song has never sounded more horrifying! It's like a preschooler's worst fears caught on film. If you can find a copy of David Lynch's short films, you won't be disappointed. There's no doubt about it, David Lynch is an artist who comes up with some of the most amazing nightmarish imagery.