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Best movie of this year hands down!

Absolutely amazing

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

"The Grandmother" and "Eraserhead" are Lynch's seminal films, and they also both make a perfect pairing for a multitude of reasons. Both are cryptic portraits of a tragic central character, both are wildly surreal and abstract, and both tell a clear story through strange imagery and symbolism as opposed to any methods conventional to narrative filmmaking. It isn't until you are able to decode the many metaphors (which, in "The Grandmother" specifically, is a rather easy task if you pay attention) before you realize how truly sad these stories are. Watching it for a second time, "The Grandmother" comes across as less of a horror film and more as a tragedy. Don't get me wrong, it has horror elements and is genuinely scary in parts, but overall the atmosphere is one of dark fantasy and downbeat drama. The film foreshadows Lynch's following works in a few ways. It covers many of the themes Lynch has explored throughout his career, most notably the dysfunctional family, a fear of human sexuality, bizarre reproduction-type scenes, tragic and outsider protagonists, etc. Tonally, it is also your typical Lynch affair, with tons of surrealist imagery, a creepy and discomforting atmosphere, (in this case, unfortunately minimal) black comedy, absurdist visuals, enigmatic characters, a perplexing, nonlinear structure, and plenty more that fail to come to mind right now. If you're a David Lynch fan, this is an essential viewing, and if you haven't yet seen a Lynch film, or have seen very few of them, then I would definitely recommend you view this short as soon as possible (I'm pretty sure it's available in rather high quality on YouTube, and it is also an extra on Criterion's great "Eraserhead" release on DVD and Blue- ray), because I think that it (along with "Eraserhead", "Blue Velvet", and maybe a few other early Lynch shorts) is a fantastic introduction to his work. It embodies many of the elements that make him great and acclaimed worldwide, and perfectly presents his overall mood and style in a brief, haunting, and masterful way.

The Grandmother in my opinion was a surrealistic look on some childhood experiences. The caring grandmother, the abusive parents, and the realistic look on life. The film in imagery has no real sense in direction, but what is known is that in todays society this movie could relate to some kids living with there grandparents or liking their grandparents better then there abusive parents. Contrast B W, and the overall small shades of red are by far a great start off to this film, and i thought that the eerie, yet happy music " with the grandmother further down into the short" , was a perfect placement and added great emotion to the film. I loved this short even with some mess ups and overall confusion.David Lynch never gets old and his original imaginations overthrow many horror and artistic surrealism films today. From what i could tell you is that this film overall had me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next scene, or some confusing event to just throw itself right in front of me. The actors were plain out abusive, and the short yet sweet scriptwriting was written exactly how i thought it would be. Without doubt David Lynch has brightened my day… Well or brightened it in a horrifying, disruptive kind of way.

Sick, disturbing and surreal short from David Lynch. A man and a woman get married and have a son who they don't really want. The child grows up being horribly abused by his parents. Then, in a dark sinister room, he plants a seed who sprouts into a grandmother. She, in a way, shows him the affection his parents never gave him. There's more but I won't spoil it.The film mixes live actors with animation seamlessly. It has sound but no dialogue--the actors just make sounds somewhat like human speech. It's in washed-out color which certainly fits the subject matter. Also you see Lynch using odd noises on the soundtrack which he perfected years later with "Eraserhead". I'm giving this film a 10 but it is VERY disturbing. It's definitely not for everybody. The abuse scenes are horrible to watch and the nonstop morbidness did start to wear on me, but I couldn't stop watching. It all leads to a very sad ending. Sick, troubling and (at times) horrifying movie but just incredible. A 10 but only for those who can stand extreme subject matter.

This film is a lesson. A lesson on how you can, with minor means,create a work which explores all ways of cinematography. And thiswithout any dialogue. In my idea films are not there to tell a story(they can be used as such tough) and this movie goes straightback to the time where films were shown at carnivals and gave youa glimpse of new worlds to be explored. Don't worry too much about the (lack of) narritive story. Just sit backand enjoy the huge amount of emotions that will come to you.Fear, hatred, love and desire for a better world.