Mulholland Dr.
UW Cinematheque 821 University Ave., UW Vilas Hall, Room 4070, Madison, Wisconsin
press release: USA | 2001 | 35mm | 145 min.
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring, Justin Theroux
An amnesiac woman (Harring), with the help of a bright-eyed, newly arrived Hollywood hopeful (Watts), searches for her identity. With filmic quotes from Sunset Boulevard, Gilda, and Persona, Mulholland Dr. contemplates the corruption and empty promises behind Tinseltown with some of the most arresting images and sounds ever committed to celluloid. Lynch was awarded the best director prize at Cannes for what has proven to be one of his most enduring works, a project originally intended as a pilot for ABC that became one of the most acclaimed movies of the 21st century. This screening of a 35mm print will be followed by an in-person discussion with Mulholland Dr.’s producer and editor, Mary Sweeney.
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