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 Lynch's 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.
| ISBN: | 9781903364864 |
| Publication date: | 15th February 2004 |
| Author: | Erica Sheen, Annette Davison |
| Publisher: | Wallflower Press an imprint of Columbia University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 207 pages |
| Series: | Directors' Cuts |
| Genres: |
Individual film directors, film-makers |
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 Lynch's 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.
The Cinema of David Lynch features in the following genres: Individual film directors, film-makers
The Cinema of David Lynch is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Cinema of David Lynch was written by Erica Sheen, Annette Davison and published by Wallflower Press an imprint of Columbia University Press
The Cinema of David Lynch has 207 pages
Yes it is part of Directors' Cuts series