The Short Films of David Lynch
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Actor: Short Films of David LynchBrand: Ryko Distribution
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Subversive Cinema
Movie Reviews of The Short Films of David Lynch
Movie Review: That's how it began
Summary: 4 Stars
David Lynch is my favorite director of all times. He stands on top, side by side with Stanley Kubrick, in my opinion. I've been watching his films over and over again since I was 16 and it's always a new experience. Every single time I discover new meanings, new interpretations, new compelling details, which is wonderful but also frustrating, in a way: when I think I'm pretty close to fully understand his art, I have to re-think it all.
But "The Short Films" came as a fundamental help to my efforts. There is where it all began and there I found the seeds (it's funny to see how the seeds are a constant in his early works, from "The Alphabet" to "Eraserhead") of his unique art.
The DVD includes the following works:
-- Six Men getting sick
-- The Alphabet
-- The Grandmother
-- The Amputee
-- The Cowboy and the Frenchman
-- Lumiere
I can see clearly a path connecting the first three films. In the odd "film painting" of the Six Men Lynch establishes one of his staple subjects: the birth/generation (the life!) as a sickness; then he depicts learning as a traumatic experience in "The Alphabet" and finally ends this unorthodox trilogy with that "nightmare of growing" called "The Grandmother".
"The Grandmother" is definitely a complete film and his first, disturbing masterpiece: I think this alone is worth the price of the DVD, an absolute must-see.
The remaining three works are less interesting. I see in them more mannerism and less significance, while "The cowboy and the Frenchman" is fun (thanks to Harry Dean Stanton!) and very reminiscent of the humour of "Twin Peaks".
I would have enjoyed some extras, but now my Lynch collection is complete and I'm very glad of my purchase.
Summary of The Short Films of David Lynch
Collection of highly sourght-after David Lynch shorts including his first works.A must-see for fans of the legendary filmmaker David Lynch this collecton features six short films from the master of the macabre. Spanning the director's career from early experiments to more fully realized visions this disc contains the shorts "Six Men Getting Sick" "The Alphabet" "The Grandmother" "The Amputee" The Cowboy and the Frenchman" and "Lumiere". Each film is preceded by an introduction from the director.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR UPC: 858334001046 Manufacturer No: 400104Horror DVD Video
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