Filmed in black and white, this seems to have vague Eraserhead (David Lynch) undertones. | |
A hideous creature repeatedly rubs an eraser-shaped protuberance on its head, which seems to cause bar-codes to animate, and compass-creatures to bounce and draw across the white landscape. |
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This slowly changes to a horrible room in which a couple rubs their leprous limbs, shakes in bed, and generally exhibits extreme discomfort, while scribbling hands seem to either ignore them or record the details immediately outside. | |
The film is hard to watch once the couple takes the stage, but the first half is engrossing. The joke seems to be the idea of the eraser-topped creature as a god who is controlling our lives, causing human misery by merely touching himself. |
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Quicktime:
Deranged rehearsals... 1.5 MB movie
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