David Lynch, A Hollywood Enigma

May 14, 2025

1h 3m

★ 6.0

Overview

Creator of absolute freedom, David Lynch constructed his work as an enigma to be deciphered between dream and reality. A cult director from his first films ("Eraserhead", "Elephant Man", "Blue Velvet"), Lynch forever changed the world of television with his series "Twin Peaks", before tackling the lies of Hollywood in "Mulholland Drive". Tracing the life of the most influential filmmaker of his generation, this documentary explores the hidden meaning of a relentlessly consistent filmography and delves beneath the dark, teeming surface of the American Dream.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Cinétévé

ARTE

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Cast

Self - Narrator

Bernard Gabay

Self - Director

David Lynch

Self - Actor

Kyle MacLachlan

Self - Actor

Laura Dern

Self - Actor

Isabella Rossellini

Self - Production designer

Jack Fisk

Self - Director

Mel Brooks

Self - Producer

Dino De Laurentiis

Self - Painter

Peggy Reavey

Self - Actor

Catherine E. Coulson

Self - Critique

Thierry Jousse

Self - Journalist

Kristine McKenna

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