Tag Archives: Surreal
Eraserhead (1977)
One of the most important images in David Lynch’s debut feature Eraserhead (1977) comes toward the end of a surreal montage, meant to establish a chain of strange motifs and to cold-immerse the viewer into the nightmare world of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Chicken, David Lynch, dreams, Fantasy, horror, Jack Nance, Midnight Movie, Mutant Baby, Stop Motion, Surreal
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The Final Programme (1973)
“…Cornelius enjoyed [technology] for its own sake. Aesthetically. He had no interest in its moral significance or its utilization. Computers and jets and rockets and lasers and the rest were simply familiar elements of his natural environment. He didn’t judge … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 70's, Jerry Cornelius, Jon Finch, Julie Ege, LSD, Michael Moorcock, Neanderthal, Patrick Magee, Psychedelic, Robert Fuest, Science Fiction, Spy, Sterling Hayden, Surreal
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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
“Is there some secret in these earrings?” asks Valerie, dangling them in front of her over breakfast. She has long brown hair, so long that it becomes almost a secondary character in the film, splaying about her while she lies … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, coming of age, Czech, Fantasy, horror, Jaromil Jires, Psychedelic, Surreal, Vampire, Witch
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