Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World

2014 • 95 minutes

About this movie

This definitive new documentary brings viewers into the home and life of the surrealist goth artist who won an Academy Award for designing the legendary character from Ridley Scott's Alien films.

Ratings and reviews

The first time I watched Dark Star, what stood out was Giger's failing health and the quietness of his surroundings. I didn't re-watch it for a long time, because it felt like a homey visit to a mad scientist's lair as shop was being shut down. The second and third times I watched DS, I felt the beauty Giger paradoxically lived within as he designed his grotesqueries to quell his worst fears. This is one of the most fascinating and absorbing documentaries I've ever seen. Giger and his cat and their family and friends tend to business and go on with life in what may qualify as the world's strangest home. Maybe mystery remains about any occult meaning in the great artist's oeuvre. The ultimate mystery is how one man brought so much futuristic bizarreness to life in art. Much love emanates from this wistful hello and goodbye to a 20th century legend.

Very interesting, sad. Lucky to peek into the artists world in his later years. A must see.

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