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The Grandmother

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The Grandmother (1970)
AnimationShortHorror
A young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.A young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.A young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
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    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writer
      • David Lynch
    • Stars
      • Dorothy McGinnis
      • Richard White
      • Virginia Maitland
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    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writer
      • David Lynch
    • Stars
      • Dorothy McGinnis
      • Richard White
      • Virginia Maitland
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    • 35User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Dorothy McGinnis in The Grandmother (1970)
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    Dorothy McGinnis in The Grandmother (1970)
    The Grandmother (1970)
    Robert Chadwick, Virginia Maitland, and Richard White in The Grandmother (1970)
    Dorothy McGinnis in The Grandmother (1970)
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    Virginia Maitland
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      The filmmaker David Lynch received a production grant from The American Film Institute.
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      Edited into The Short Films of David Lynch (2002)

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    Like waking up from a strange nightmare!
    "The Grandmother" has got to be one of the strangest works of David Lynch next to "Eraserhead". In order to get the film made, Lynch got a grant from the American Film Institute. Too bad AFI doesn't fund amazing films like this anymore. In some aspects the film looks like it had a huge influence on "Begotten" (1991), except "The Grandmother" is only about 34 minutes and never wears out it's welcome. The story concerns a boy, who has very mean and abusive parents. They act like animals and only talk in barks. The little boy is very pale and Gothic looking, and almost all the film's sets are painted pitch black in darkness. This causes images to pop right out. The boy plants seeds in his bed, a huge abstract stump like object grows and gives birth to an old lady. The old lady seems to give the boy peace of mind, like a grandmother would. It's really hard to tell the exact story, since the film feels like a surreal nightmare that leaves the viewer disoriented. The music and experimental sound mix sounded way ahead of 1970. This only added more impact to it's disturbing imagery. Not to mention, it had some weird animated scenes too. From all the movies I've seen, I'd have to say the best examples of surrealism in film have to be Bunuel and Dali's "Un Chien Andalou", Jodorowsky's "The Holy Mountain" (1973) and David Lynch's "The Grandmother". All three of these films have images that will probably haunt you for the rest of your life.
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    • Release date
      • July 1970 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Бабушка
    • Filming locations
      • Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production company
      • American Film Institute (AFI)
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    • Budget
      • $1,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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