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David Lynch: The Art Life

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 28m
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.9K
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POPULARITY
29,589
22,745
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    • Directors
      • Rick Barnes
      • Olivia Neergaard-Holm
      • Jon Nguyen
    • Writer
      • Isabel Andrés(story editor)
    • Stars
      • David Lynch
      • Lula Lynch
      • Edwina Lynch(archive footage)
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Rick Barnes
      • Olivia Neergaard-Holm
      • Jon Nguyen
    • Writer
      • Isabel Andrés(story editor)
    • Stars
      • David Lynch
      • Lula Lynch
      • Edwina Lynch(archive footage)
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    • 15User reviews
    • 113Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    David Lynch
    David Lynch
    • Self
    Lula Lynch
    • Self - David Lynch's daughter
    • (as Lula)
    Edwina Lynch
    • David Lynch's mother
    • (archive footage)
    Donald Lynch
    • Self - David Lynch's father
    • (archive footage)
    Peggy Reavey
    Peggy Reavey
    • Self - David Lynch's first wife
    • (archive footage)
    Jack Fisk
    Jack Fisk
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bushnell Keeler
    Bushnell Keeler
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Rick Barnes
      • Olivia Neergaard-Holm
      • Jon Nguyen
    • Writer
      • Isabel Andrés(story editor)
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    • Trivia
      Funded 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!"

    • Soundtracks
      I 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

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    7/10
    Eraserheadtrip.
    Much like a David Lynch film, the documentary on said subject "The Art Life", mixes surreal tales, uncomfortable silences, and gorgeous photography.

    Sure to befuddle many, this moody documentary concentrates on Lynch's visual art, barely touching on his filmmaking claim to fame. Revealed solely through his smoking words, "The Art Life" presents absorbing childhood recollections as Lynch creates his stark art pieces. It's beautifully shot, methodically paced, with a rather unsettling quality.

    There is no external opinion to be had, as the film exists entirely in Lynch's world. We see him making art, talking art, pondering art, and then making more art. He is obsessed, focused, but friendly and charming, whether in the midst of molding a creepy canvas, groping his shock of white hair, planning his next canvas move in a cloud of smoke, or interacting with his tiny daughter. The mystery of Hollywood's extreme outsider remains deliciously intact.

    Unforgettable.
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    • Apr 27, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 2017 (Denmark)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Denmark
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • David Lynch the Art Life
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Absurda
      • Duck Diver Films
      • Hideout Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $171,419
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,823
      • Apr 2, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $311,470
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      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

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