The Alphabet

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william k Combining animation and live action this short film conveys the sense of fear of learning - in David Lynch's own idiosyncratic kind of way. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Not sure what attracted me to this film, which is really nothing more than, as David Lynch puts it on the DVD, an interpretation of someone else's dream through his own state of mind. But I really, really felt immersed in what Lynch was doing visually with the film. Obviously, it doesn't make a lick of sense if you're looking for it, but I loved the mixture of different elements within the medium. There's actual film shot of Lynch's wife Peggy going rather bonkers while in a bed. Then this is mixed around with animation treated on-TOP of the filmed footage. Then there is other mixed media, such as a filmed animated spot shook around with other pieces of color and light. There's even a quick shot of black falling down upon white, if that makes sense (which it doesn't). I was told by some others that this one was the weakest of the Lynch shorts, but that goes without saying that each one of his early works will divide viewers like in any good old art-school class. If one knows though the lengths to which the filmmaker is ready to portray his audio-visual interpretations on screen one might appreciate it a little more if they just happen to stumble upon it. On a personal level it's one of the best student works I've seen from the period of a promising talent. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member very abstract very short! Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Trippy, haunting, and often odd, The Alphabet is a short film made by David Lynch early in his career. It's based upon a nightmare that a child he knew at the time had, making this a very abstract piece. I found it particularly affecting and memorable, even though it really has no concrete point to it. It's pure expressionism from David Lynch, and that is far more interesting than many films of its ilk. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Moving on from his first foray into film, David Lynch created this animation and live action hybrid short, which is genuinely creepy and unsettling, with weird distorted baby sounds and kids saying the ABCs and some woman spewing blood. Lynch is a nut, but nut I truly respect. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Altogether, David Lynch, for his debut into the film industry, has handcrafted a cryptic motion picture that exudes a sinister tone. Few may see this type of tone as an immediate dismissal; many will undeniably commend Lynch's execution for his stylish, yet strangely intricate vision. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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