Trained as a painter, David Lynch applies his artistic talents to filmmaking. Disturbing and mysterious, his films such as "Blue Velvet", "Wild at Heart", and the TV series "Twin Peaks" keep surrealism and hallucination in perfect balance. Renowned for his reticence about speaking about his work, Lynch now talks openly, not only about his movies but about the full range of his many activities. 40 photos.
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You know David Lynch as the director of terminally weird movies such as Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and Wild at Heart, as well as the bizarre and highly influential television series Twin Peaks. But did you know that it was Mel Brooks who gave him his first big break? That the idea for Blue Velvet grew out of a fantasy Lynch had about sneaking into a private room and learning the secret to a murder mystery? That Twin Peaks came about because co-creator Mark Frost was obsessed with Marilyn Monroe?
In Lynch on Lynch, a 250-page interview book, editor Chris Rodley does a superb job of getting Lynch to talk at length about the high and low points of his life and career. Their conversation covers his early work as a painter through the making of his major films of the 1980s, the fiasco of Dune ("It is what it is"), and the recent and very obscure Lost Highway ("I just loved this title").
Lynch is particularly interesting when he talks about the creative process: "I don't want to give the impression that I sit around thinking up horrible things. I get all kinds of different ideas and feelings. If I'm lucky, they start organizing themselves into a story--then maybe some ideas come along that are too eerie, too violent, or too funny, and they don't fit that story. So you write them down and save them for two or three projects down the road. There's nowhere you can't go in a film--if you think of it, you can go there." Lynch on Lynch is a treat for Lynch fans of all shapes, sizes and fetishes.
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Chris Rodley is the editor of Cronenberg on Cronenberg and of Lynch on Lynch. He has made films for televison, as well as a short film based on a story by Raymond Carver.
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David Lynch was born in Missoula, Montana, on 20 January 1946. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By NeuroSplicer
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David Lynch's talent transcends movie making. He is an accomplished video artist, photographer, painter and poet. And this book, based on a number of interviews with the Renaissance Man of Arts himself, offers more than an amble glimpse into his psyche.
Starting from his birth in Missoula, Montana and his upbringing in Sandpoint,Idaho - and a string of different cities where his family moved due to his father transfers, Lynch's growing up is a series of mesmerizing snapshots. And then, from the success of THE ELEPHANT MAN and the financial fiasco of DUNE to the penultimate TV series, TWIN PEAKS and the hypnotic MULHOLLAND DRIVE.
Lynch is holding nothing back. From his inspirations, obsessions and creative process to the inner workings of Hollywood studios and the synergic balance of picture, story and music, this book is a sine qua non for either his fans or, more importantly, for aspiring movie makers.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Starting from his birth in Missoula, Montana and his upbringing in Sandpoint,Idaho - and a string of different cities where his family moved due to his father transfers, Lynch's growing up is a series of mesmerizing snapshots. And then, from the success of THE ELEPHANT MAN and the financial fiasco of DUNE to the penultimate TV series, TWIN PEAKS and the hypnotic MULHOLLAND DRIVE.
Lynch is holding nothing back. From his inspirations, obsessions and creative process to the inner workings of Hollywood studios and the synergic balance of picture, story and music, this book is a sine qua non for either his fans or, more importantly, for aspiring movie makers.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
This is surely a book for in-depth David Lynch fans. It covers his career from the start and up to "Lost Highway", spending rather a little too much time at "Twin Peaks", along the way. Also has insights into his artistic career. Very well researched and written in a question and answer format with additional information in straight text at the beginning of each chapter.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Pete Finch
Format:Paperback
Mr Lynch has never given anything away, so this collection of interviews gives a rare and probably the best insight into his heavily-cloaked thoughts. Still feels like Mr Rodley is trying to squeeze blood out of a stone, but kept the interest going.
By M. Flandreau
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If you are interested in the excellent director David Lynch, this book is fascinating. It reveals his quirky, genius nature and is very entertaining and at times very funny-"Incest bothers moste people. Probably because there, you know, doing it at home!(laughs)"
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A must-read if you are interested in David Lynch, his films or filmmaking in general, this book of in depth interviews is fascinating and insightful. A great and informed interviewer, asking intelligent and thorough questions about Lynch's films, ideas, methods and experiences. I love the way it breaks down each film in Lynch's filmography and allows time to examine the work (up until the time of printing). It would be good to have an updated version with Inland Empire and his digital fascination included. Such an inspiring book if you are a filmmaker.
3 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
The best parts of this book deal more with David Lynch himself, his likes and dislikes, and his opinions on art. His process is explored indepth, though he remains (typically) enigmatic on most of the meanings behind his work. The book shows how his life is his artistic wellspring.
3 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Lynch on Lynch is an interview with David Lynch, about his life, his artistic philosophies, and the making of his films. It is a pretty in depth study of Lynch, so it's alot of fun for big Lynch fans that want to know about HIM. But it should be said that it is pretty skimpy on pictures, so those expecting good color shots of his paintings and movies will be dissapointed, with the exeption of Henry Spencer on the back of the dust jacket.
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