Eraserhead - Claire Henry (BFI Film Classics) Romance ' striking a chord with

' striking a chord with many in the audience

are stranded in the Australian outback facing exhaustion and starvation when they encounter an Aboriginal boy on 'walkabout' who teaches them how to survive

It stars Ian McKellen

In late nineteenth century rural India after his son leaves to finish his studies in the city

a Q&A with the writer and multiple short films

Eraserhead - Claire Henry (BFI Film Classics) Romance ' striking a chord with'Eraserhead' by Claire Henry (BFI Film Classics paperback 120 pages) A surreal and darkly humorous vision, David Lynch's Eraserhead (1977) has been recognised as a cult classic since its breakout success as a midnight movie in the late 1970s. Claire Henry's study of the film takes us into its netherworld, providing a detailed account of its production history, its exhibition and reception, and its elusive meanings.