A Perfect Circle - Judith

What this video is

Released April 10, 2000 as the lead single from A Perfect Circle's debut album Mer de Noms, 'Judith' arrived at peak TRL-era MTV while carrying deeply personal subject matter — vocalist Maynard James Keenan's fury at the religious faith of his mother, who suffered a paralysing stroke yet maintained her Christian beliefs. The single preceded the album's May 23, 2000 release by six weeks, and Mer de Noms debuted at…

Why it matters

A landmark post-grunge / art-metal music video that demonstrated feature-film production values could serve aggressive rock without spectacle or narrative. Fincher's application of Se7en/Fight Club visual grammar to a three-minute performance piece set a template for 'prestige' rock video…

The director

David Andrew Leo Fincher (b. August 28, 1962, Denver, CO) is an American film and music video director. He co-founded Propaganda Films in 1986 and directed 53+ music videos between 1984–1993 for Madonna, Aerosmith, Paula Abdul, Michael Jackson, and others,…