Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Oct 14, 1997

1h 25m

★ 7.0

Overview

An in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch's movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and various other works of art. Features interview footage and commentary by family members, friends, fans, and people he's worked with, as well as behind-the-scenes antics of some of his most critically praised efforts.

Genres

Documentary

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch Trailers

Cast

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David Lynch

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Angelo Badalamenti

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Jack Nance

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Patricia Arquette

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Balthazar Getty

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Natasha Gregson Wagner

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Robert Loggia

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Bill Pullman

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Robert Blake

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Dean Stockwell

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Jennifer Lynch

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Mel Brooks

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5.9

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0.0

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6.3

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0.0

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6.5

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6.4

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6.6

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5.7

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0.0

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