David Lynch: The Art Life
NR
7.2
2017
1 hr 29 min
Documentary
An intimate journey through the formative years of David Lynch's life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philadelphia, we follow Lynch as he traces the events that have helped to shape one of cinema's most enigmatic directors.
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- Cast：
- David Lynch , Jack Fisk
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Reviews
Wonderfully offbeat film!
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A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.
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It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
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The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
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