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David Lynch, Filmmaker
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Born in 1946 in Missoula, Montana, David Lynch was raised in small-town
America. After high school, he went to Boston to attend the School of
the Museum of Fine Arts. Shortly after that, he planned a three-year
trip to Europe to work on his art, but didn't take to it and left after
15 days. In 1977, he released his first film Eraserhead (1977), which, although not critically acclaimed, was noticed by many people, including Francis Ford Coppola, who was rumored to have screenings of it for his cast and crew on the Apocalypse Now (1979) set. After a stream of visually striking films such as Blue Velvet (1986), Lost Highway (1997) and Mulholland Drive (2001). These films and others, beginning with Blue Velvet (1986), and including his Twin Peaks
(1990) T.V. series, feature what has now been added to signature Lynch
features, such as vibrant colors, the use of dreams and montage to
connect character thought and multiple emotions into one sequence. In
addition to that, since Blue Velvet
(1986), Lynch has gained the reputation of one of the foremost auteurs
in the film industry, and one of the few living auteurs who continually
defies cinematic convention. His films continually represent his ideal
that films, representing life, should be complex, and in some cases,
inexplicable. Due to his decisive innovation and the beautiful confusion
of his films, he will always be recognized as if not one of the
greatest film-makers, one of the most original. Lynch is an innovative
director, and even if his films aren't necessarily realistic, they are
real in their representation of what life is: a confusing, irrational
series of events that have little purpose, and one makes one's own
interpretation of each event, giving life one's own purpose. Lynch wants
his films to resonate emotionally and instinctively, and for every
person to relate and find its own understanding. As he said, "Life is
very, very confusing, and so films should be allowed to be, too". David
Lynch is original. He has done things in film-making that D.W. Griffith did in his day. David Lynch will never stop making beauty on the screen.
2012 Meditation, Creativity, Peace (Documentary)
2011 The 3 Rs (Short)
2010 Lady Blue Shanghai (Short) (story)
2007 More Things That Happened (Video)
2007 Boat (Video short)
2006 Inland Empire (written by)
2002 DumbLand (TV Mini-Series short)
2002 Does That Hurt You? (Documentary short)
2002 Rabbits
2002 The Short Films of David Lynch (Video documentary)
2002 Darkened Room (Short)
2001 Mulholland Drive (written by)
1999 Mulholland Dr. (TV Movie)
1997 Lost Highway (written by)
1993 Hotel Room (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)
- Tricks (1993) ... (creator) - Getting Rid of Robert (1993) ... (creator) - Blackout (1993) ... (creator) On the Air (TV Series) (3 episodes, 1992) (writer - 1 episode, 1992) (written by - 1 episode, 1992)
- Episode #1.7 (1992) ... (creator) / (writer) - Episode #1.6 (1992) ... (creator) - Episode #1.5 (1992) ... (creator) - Episode #1.2 (1992) ... (creator) - The Lester Guy Show (1992) ... (creator) / (written by) 1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (television series Twin Peaks) / (written by)
Twin Peaks (TV Series) (26 episodes, 1990 - 1991) (written by - 3 episodes, 1990) (story - 1 episode, 1990)
- Episode #2.21 (1991) ... (creator) - Episode #2.22 (1991) ... (creator) - Episode #2.20 (1991) ... (creator) - Episode #2.19 (1991) ... (creator) - Episode #2.18 (1991) ... (creator) Show all 30 episodes 1990 Wild at Heart (screenplay)
1988 Les Français vus par (TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988) ... (writer) 1986 Blue Velvet (screenplay)
1984 Dune (screenplay)
1980 The Elephant Man (screenplay)
1977 Eraserhead
1974 The Amputee (Short)
1970 The Grandmother (Short)
1968 The Alphabet (Short) (writer)
1967 Absurd Encounter with Fear (Short) (uncredited)
2012 Meditation, Creativity, Peace (Documentary)
2011 The 3 Rs (Short)
2010 Lady Blue Shanghai (Short) (story)
2007 More Things That Happened (Video)
2007 Boat (Video short)
2006 Inland Empire (written by)
2002 DumbLand (TV Mini-Series short)
2002 Does That Hurt You? (Documentary short)
2002 Rabbits
2002 The Short Films of David Lynch (Video documentary)
2002 Darkened Room (Short)
2001 Mulholland Drive (written by)
1999 Mulholland Dr. (TV Movie)
1997 Lost Highway (written by)
1993 Hotel Room (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)
- Tricks (1993) ... (creator) - Getting Rid of Robert (1993) ... (creator) - Blackout (1993) ... (creator) On the Air (TV Series) (3 episodes, 1992) (writer - 1 episode, 1992) (written by - 1 episode, 1992)
- Episode #1.7 (1992) ... (creator) / (writer) - Episode #1.6 (1992) ... (creator) - Episode #1.5 (1992) ... (creator) - Episode #1.2 (1992) ... (creator) - The Lester Guy Show (1992) ... (creator) / (written by) 1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (television series Twin Peaks) / (written by)
Twin Peaks (TV Series) (26 episodes, 1990 - 1991) (written by - 3 episodes, 1990) (story - 1 episode, 1990)
- Episode #2.21 (1991) ... (creator) - Episode #2.22 (1991) ... (creator) - Episode #2.20 (1991) ... (creator) - Episode #2.19 (1991) ... (creator) - Episode #2.18 (1991) ... (creator) Show all 30 episodes 1990 Wild at Heart (screenplay)
1988 Les Français vus par (TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988) ... (writer) 1986 Blue Velvet (screenplay)
1984 Dune (screenplay)
1980 The Elephant Man (screenplay)
1977 Eraserhead
1974 The Amputee (Short)
1970 The Grandmother (Short)
1968 The Alphabet (Short) (writer)
1967 Absurd Encounter with Fear (Short) (uncredited)