Cinema of David Lynch

David Lynch is an anomaly. A pioneer of the American indie aesthetic, he also works in Hollywood and for network TV. He has created some of the most disturbing images in contemporary cinema, and produced startlingly innovative work in sound. If the consistency of his vision suggests he might be approached as an auteur, defining that vision raises many questions. The essays in this collection push toward a fuller account of the cultural and technological contexts within which his works developed during the 1980s and 1990s, and of his intense engagement with the creative and working practices of the industry. They offer an up-to-date range of theoretically divergent readings that demonstrates not only the difficulty of locating stable interpretative positions for Lynchs work, but also the pleasure of finding new ways of thinking about it. Films discussed include Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story, and Mulholland Drive.

Product details

• Authors: Erica Sheen, Erica Davison Sheen
• Assisted by: Annette Davison (Editor), Erica Sheen (Editor)
• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2004
• EAN: 9781903364864
• ISBN: 978-1-903364-86-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Directors' Cuts; Directors' Cuts
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV