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The Alphabet (1968)

The Alphabet poster
Directed by
David Lynch
Genre
animation, horror
Country
United States
Runtime
4 min
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 248 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles with learning the alphabet in a frightening and surreal way. The short film uses animation and live action to show a distrust of language.

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What happens

The Alphabet (1968) est le second film de David Lynch, il s'agit d'un court-métrage d'animation symbolisant les difficultés de l'apprentissage et la méfiance envers le langage. Peggy Lynch, la femme de David Lynch à cette époque, interprète le personnage féminin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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