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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   18,139 votes
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Director:

David Lynch

Writer (WGA):

David Lynch (written by)

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Release Date:

7 February 2007 (Belgium) more

Tagline:

A Woman In Trouble more

Plot:

An actress's perception of reality becomes increasingly distorted as she finds herself falling for her co-star in a remake of an unfinished Polish production that was supposedly cursed. full summary | full synopsis

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations more

User Comments:

One of the few films to actually scare me - a wild, beautiful trip more (291 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

180 min | Poland:197 min (Camerimage Film Fest)

Country:

France | Poland | USA

Language:

English | Polish

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Studio Canal more


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Trivia:

In the brief scene where Jeremy Irons is speaking to his gaffer through a megaphone in order to lower a light, the voice of the gaffer is David Lynch. more

Quotes:

Nikki: Hey... hey. Watch this move. more

Movie Connections:

References Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) more

Soundtrack:

The Secrets of the Life Tree more


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91 out of 130 people found the following comment useful.
One of the few films to actually scare me - a wild, beautiful trip, 3 December 2006
9/10
Author: SweeneySkip from Texas

I just saw the NY premier of Inland Empire, and it was so refreshing to once again be transported in a way only David Lynch can transport somebody. Inland Empire is Lynch at his best - funny, thoughtful, eerie, beautiful, dark, deeply disturbing, and terrifying in a way that few horror films have ever affected me. The film is a slow burn, taking its time (about 3 hours), leaping through realities and bizarre encounters, continually keeping the audience asking themselves what reality they are experiencing, and what that reality means.

Laura Dern gives an outstanding performance as the tagline's "girl in trouble." She goes to places I don't ever remember seeing her go, from the naive to the terrifying, truly exposed. I've heard Lynch is campaigning for an Oscar nod for Ms. Dern, so maybe this is the one. She really blew me away.

This film - like all of Lynch's endeavors - is certainly not for everyone. It's vague, bizarre, jumps all over the place, and at times is deeply frightening (one of the few films in a long time to actually give me nightmares), but in my opinion it's also truly beautiful, almost serene. If you like a linear, clear-cut story, then don't see this film. If you appreciate non-linear, surreal drama/horror, however, then by all means go see it. Lynch is independently producing this, so I know he's banking on a lot of word of mouth for Inland Empire to be successful. Help him out. It's a fantastic film.

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