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Director:
David Lynch
Writer:
David Lynch (writer)
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Genre:
Short | Animation more
Plot:
A young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother. Short, surreal, and David Lynch's third film. | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
On DVD: Lech Majewski, "Brand Upon the Brain!"
 (From IFC. 19 August 2008, 6:35 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Interesting forerunner to Eraserhead more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
34 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Certification:
UK:12

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

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10 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Interesting forerunner to Eraserhead, 19 October 2003
Author: Michael_Cronin from Sydney, Australia

Long-time Lynch collaborator Jack Nance once said that watching The Grandmother was like spending half an hour in the electric chair. Mixing live action (both colour and black & white) with animation, along with a dark & unsettling soundscape created by Alan Splet (still Lynch's sound designer today, three decades later), the film is an intensely disturbing experience.

The Grandmother deals with the story of a boy, abused by his brutal, animal-like parents, who grows himself a kindly grandmother in the attic.

Although it does suffer from a certain 'student film' feeling, this half-hour short is a must-see for all fans of David Lynch, particularly those who admire the stark & surreal world of Eraserhead. One can definitely see the genesis of Lynch's next film within it.

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