Artist and filmmaker David Lynch discusses his early life and the events that shaped his outlook on art and the creative process.Artist and filmmaker David Lynch discusses his early life and the events that shaped his outlook on art and the creative process.Artist and filmmaker David Lynch discusses his early life and the events that shaped his outlook on art and the creative process.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
- David Lynch's mother
- (archive footage)
- Self - David Lynch's father
- (archive footage)
- Self - David Lynch's first wife
- (archive footage)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Directors
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFunded by a Kickstarter campaign. It took several years for completion.
- Quotes
David Lynch: Philadelphia was kind of a poor man's New York City, so it was a weird town. It was kind of a mean town. One woman, who was my neighbour, *reeked* of urine and she was a complete racist. There was another woman, who was totally crazy. She was a neighbour. Lived down the street with her parents. And she would go around the backyard on her hands and knees and squawk like a chicken and say, "I'm a chicken! I'm a chicken!" And squawk and squawk and go around and around in this tall white grass in her backyard. She came up to me one day on the street and she said, "Oh, my nipples hurt!" And she was squeezing her-her breast and standing in front of me squeezing and shaking. "My nipples hurt!"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Lynch/Oz (2022)
- SoundtracksI Have a Radio
Written and performed by David Lynch and Dean Hurley
Published by Bobkind Music Inc (ASCAP) / Team Hurley (ASCAP)
Administered by Universal Music Corp / Downtown Music Publishing
Courtesy of Sunday Best Recordings
I know David Lynch mainly from the Twin Peaks series I love. The fact that Lynch is not only a great film director but also an artist - and an inspiring one – comes as a pleasant surprise.
ARTISTIC
During the film Lynch is busy with extraordinary figures, shapes and materials. I did not understand what he was doing and at the same time it was very inspiring to watch. His artistic talent becomes clear from purely looking at him. I also saw many impressive paintings from him.
CINEMORE
The documentary about Lynch was shown during a monthly evening in Cinecenter, Amsterdam: Cinemore, an in-depth program for special films. Prior to the film a lecture was held, which was brought with humor. A nice introduction to this documentary.
TWIN PEAKS
One of the reasons I wanted to see David Lynch: The Art Life was to learn more about Twin Peaks and how he developed it. Unfortunately, this is not discussed in the film. Only a small part is about how he entered the film world.
PERSONAL LIFE
For the most part, and of course the name says it all, this documentary is about his artist's existence. In addition, his family ties and his personal life are discussed. Funnily enough, he himself is often the narrator of the story. That sometimes makes the film chaotic and difficult to follow.
CONCLUSION
The biggest conclusion I can draw after watching is that David Lynch is an intriguing man. David Lynch: The Art Life is an inspiring documentary, with the only two drawbacks that Twin Peaks gets no attention and that the voice-over by himself is not always the most informative choice. Nonetheless: recommended.
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- Lilian-van-Ooijen
- Nov 25, 2017
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- Also known as
- David Lynch the Art Life
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $171,419
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,823
- Apr 2, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $311,470
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)