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Lynch (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 9  Rotten:8 Average Rating: 5.8/10
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 84 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 26, 2007 Limited
Synopsis:
Director David Lynch goes from behind the camera to in front of it in this documentary about the filmmaker. LYNCH specifically examines his 2006 film, INLAND EMPIRE, and reveals the man behind the movie. [More]
Director David Lynch goes from behind the camera to in front of it in this documentary about the filmmaker. LYNCH specifically examines his 2006 film, INLAND EMPIRE, and reveals the man behind the movie. [Less]

Genre: Education/General Interest

Starring: David Lynch

Director: blackANDwhite
Producer: Jon Nguyen, Jason S., Brynn McQuade, Søren Larsen
Composer: Sune Martin

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like going to the zoo and catching the tiger during his nap instead of feeding time.

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01/31/08 08:56 AM
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
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Lynch may be the documentary David Lynch wants, but I'm not sure it's the one he or we deserve.

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12/14/07 04:57 PM
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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This deeply undisciplined profile flaunts enviable access to Lynch’s L.A. compound and movie sets but little insight or probity.

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11/22/07 03:15 AM
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York
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We get an all-access pass to watch the master at work, both on location and at his home-workshop-studio in Los Angeles. Those who aren't part of the filmmaker's substantial cult will be less intrigued.

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11/16/07 02:24 PM
Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle
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Filmed over a two-year period during production of David Lynch's Inland Empire, Lynch, like the feature it loosely chronicles, has no immediately discernable throughline and a wide variety of video-image densities.

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10/29/07 04:28 PM
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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Anyone looking for a general overview of the director will do better looking elsewhere.

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10/26/07 01:03 PM
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Provides little new insight into Inland Empire, but it does reinforce the auteur's reputation as a one-of-a-kind genius.

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10/26/07 01:02 PM
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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What really keeps Lynch interesting is its coverage of the production process; the access is so intimate, we feel as if we are witnessing firsthand the birth of something artistic and significant.

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10/26/07 08:59 AM
Eric Monder
Film Journal International
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Whether you dig Lynch, a feature-length video visit with the director David Lynch, will largely depend on your views of his work.

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10/26/07 03:15 AM
Manohla Dargis
New York Times
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Although fractured by the various film processes and a mix of DV and 8-mm used by the bio's director, it's actually a tightly edited, formalist movie, which in itself explains a lot about Lynch as the non-narrative filmmaker extraordinaire.

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10/25/07 01:22 PM
John Anderson
Newsday
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Lynch offers a fascinating view of Lynch's irascible personality.

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10/25/07 12:42 PM
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
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The film would be better entitled Lynch for Beginners.

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10/25/07 12:20 PM
Rob Humanick
Slant Magazine
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"Lynch" is a lo-fi behind the-scenes-mini-portrait of a dry-witted artisan loyal to his search for dramatic textures.

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10/25/07 09:44 AM
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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A forthright portrait of a sincere and fertile artist with the courage to follow his ideas wherever they lead.

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10/25/07 06:52 AM
Jurgen Fauth
About.com
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This behind-the-scenes portrait of David Lynch, shot over the two years it took him to piece together Inland Empire, is as skewed, prismatic, and free of fluff as the man himself.

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10/24/07 03:58 PM
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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The movie’s lack of direction grows tiring after a while, but Lynch’s unfettered drive to let his mind unload is never less than fascinating.

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10/24/07 03:10 PM
Eric Kohn
New York Press
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Much of this is tedious -- no more or less exciting than surveillance-cam footage of a regional sales manager.

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10/23/07 02:21 PM
Jim Ridley
Village Voice
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