David Lynch

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Internationally renowned, David Lynch is America's premier purveyor of the surreal; an artist whose work in cinema and television has exposed the world to his highly personalized view of society. Examining Lynch's entire body of work--from the cult surrealism of his debut feature "Eraserhead" to his latest mystery "Inland Empire""--"this book considers the themes, motifs, and stories behind his incredible works. In Lynch's world the mundane and the fantastical collide, often with terrifying consequences. It is a place where the abnormal is normal, the respectable becomes sinister, where innocence is lost, redemption gained at a terrible price, and where there's always music in the air. From the deserts of a distant world to an ordinary backyard, at the breakneck speed of "Lost Highway" or the sedate determination of "The Straight Story," readers will experience amateur sleuths, messiahs, giants and dwarves, chanteuses, psychopaths, cherry pie, and damn fine coffee.

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Library Journal (05/15/2008)
Recent titles from this new British imprint, intended to "cater to...fans, regular cinemagoers and DVD enthusiasts, plus film and media students," cover directors and genres like silent films and Asian cinema. Since his early cult film Eraserhead, David Lynch has pursued his original, offbeat vision in films like Blue Velvet, finding time for the hit TV series Twin Peaks, the big-budget sf flop Dune, and more mainstream-friendly films like The Elephant Man. He has inspired a number of books dating back almost to the beginning of his career, but the authors here manage to find new things to say about his symbols, techniques, and obsessions-notably, his favorite theme of the surreal existing just under the surface of everyday life. Perhaps not the ultimate book on this auteur, but recommended for large film collections.

ISBN: 1842432257 | EAN: 9781842432259
Publisher: Oldcastle Books  | Publication Date: October, 2007

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