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-'''David Keith Lynch''' (born [[January 20]] [[1946]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[filmmaker]], [[painter]], [[video artist]], and [[performance artist]].+| style="text-align: left;" |
-==Filmography==+"[[David Lynch]] is a [[cult film]] enigma of [[20th century cinema]]. His [[experimental film]] ''[[Eraserhead]]'' (1977), an example of shoe-string surrealism was a flop both critically and commercially, yet was saved from obscurity thanks to home video in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
-===As director===+
-* ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#Six Men Getting Sick|Six Men Getting Sick]]'' (Short film) ([[1966 in film|1966]])+
-* ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#The Alphabet|The Alphabet]]'' (Short film) ([[1968 in film|1968]]) +
-* ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#The Grandmother|The Grandmother]]'' (Short film) ([[1970 in film|1970]]) +
-* ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#The Amputee|The Amputee]]'' (Short film) ([[1974 in film|1974]]) +
-* ''[[Eraserhead]]'' ([[1977 in film|1977]])+
-* ''[[The Elephant Man (film)|The Elephant Man]]'' ([[1980 in film|1980]])- nominated Best Director+
-* ''[[Dune (film)|Dune]]'' ([[1984 in film|1984]])+
-* ''[[Blue Velvet]]'' ([[1986 in film|1986]])+
-* ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#The Cowboy and the Frenchman|The Cowboy and the Frenchman]]'' (Short film) ([[1988 in film|1988]])+
-* ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (TV series) (1990-91)+
-* ''[[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild at Heart]]'' ([[1990 in film|1990]])+
-* ''[[Industrial Symphony No. 1]]: The Dream of the Broken Hearted'' (Short film) ([[1990 in film|1990]])+
-* ''[[American Chronicles]]'' (documentary television series) (1990)+
-* ''[[On the Air]]'' (TV series) ([[1992 in film|1992]])+
-* ''[[Fire Walk With Me|Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me]]'' ([[1992 in film|1992]])+
-* ''[[Hotel Room]]'' (TV mini-series) ([[1993 in film|1993]])+
-* ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#Lumière:Premonitions Following an Evil Deed|Lumière:Premonitions Following an Evil Deed]]'' (Short film) ([[1996 in film|1996]])+
-* ''[[Lost Highway]]'' ([[1997 in film|1997]])+
-* ''[[The Straight Story]]'' ([[1999 in film|1999]])+
-* ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]'' ([[2001 in film|2001]])+
-* ''[[Rabbits (film)|Rabbits]]'' (Online series) ([[2002 in film|2002]])+
-* ''[[Dumbland]]'' (Online Flash animation series) ([[2002 in film|2002]])+
-* ''[[Darkened Room]]'' (Short film) ([[2002 in film|2002]]) +
-* ''[[Lichtspielhaus|Rammstein: Lichtspielhaus]]'' (video "Rammstein") (2003)+
-* ''[[Inland Empire (film)|INLAND EMPIRE]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]])+
-===As an actor===+In 1984, [[Dino DeLaurentiis]] released ''[[Dune (film)|Dune]]'', based on [[Frank Herbert]]'s best-selling sci-fi novel. Directed by [[David Lynch]], the film was a big-budget flop, partially because the movie had already been edited from an intended three-to-four hours to 137 minutes, leaving the story incomprehensible. Knowing that a great deal of footage had been deleted, [[Universal Studios]] took it upon themselves to release a longer version for syndicated television and thereby, return some of the cohesiveness to the story. Thus, ''Dune'' became a cult classic, albeit too late, as David Lynch had removed his name from the credits of the television cut. Both major versions have been successful thanks to a recent DVD release.
-* ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#The Amputee|The Amputee]]'' ([[1974 in film|1974]]) as a male nurse+ 
-* ''[[Heart Beat]]'' ([[1980 in film|1980]]) as a painter (uncredited) +In 1986 [[David Lynch]]'s highly influential [[neo-noir]] thriller ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' (1986), having initially failed at the box office (because of its limited release in theatres), was revitalized with video releases in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The film became hugely controversial and well-known because of its bizarre, often graphic depiction of [[small town America]] and [[male-female relationships]] featuring a psychotic [[Dennis Hopper]] and his drug-fueled sexual relationship with Dorothy Vallens, played by [[Isabella Rossellini]]. Lynch continued his career with various other cult films: ''[[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild at Heart]]'' (1990), ''[[Lost Highway (film)|Lost Highway]]'' (1997) and the critically acclaimed ''[[Mulholland Dr. (film)|Mulholland Dr.]]'' (2001) as well as his short lived cult phenomenon television series ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (90–91), and its subsequent movie adaptation: ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]'' (1992)."--Sholem Stein
-* ''[[Dune (film)|Dune]]'' ([[1984 in film|1984]]) as a spice miner (uncredited)+
-* ''[[Zelly and Me]]'' ([[1988 in film|1988]]) as Willie, [[Isabella Rossellini]]'s character's love interest+
-* ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' ([[1990 in film|1990]]) as [[Dale Cooper|Agent Cooper]]'s boss, [[FBI]] Regional Bureau Chief [[Gordon Cole]]+
-* ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me]]'' ([[1992 in film|1992]]) as [[FBI]] Regional Bureau Chief [[Gordon Cole]]+
-* ''[[Nadja (film)|Nadja]]'' ([[1994 in film|1994]]) brief scene as a [[morgue]] receptionist+
-* ''[[Dumb Land]]'' ([[2002 in film|2002]]) - Lynch provides all the voices for this made-for-internet animated series.+
-* ''[[Inland Empire (film)|INLAND EMPIRE]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]]) as the voice of "Bucky," an unseen film crew member (uncredited)+
-===Short films===+
-{| class="wikitable"+
-|-+
-! Year+
-! Film+
-! DVD availability+
-! Blu-ray availability+
-|-+
-| 1967 || ''[[Six Men Getting Sick (Six Times)]]''|| ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch]]'' || ''Eraserhead'' Blu-ray+
-|-+
-| 1967 || ''Absurd Encounter with Fear'' || ''The Lime Green Set'' ||+
-|-+
-| 1967 || ''Fictitious Anacin Commercial'' || ''The Lime Green Set'' || +
-|-+
-| 1968 || ''[[The Alphabet (film)|The Alphabet]]'' || ''The Short Films of David Lynch'' || ''Eraserhead'' Blu-ray+
-|-+
-| 1970 || ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#The Grandmother|The Grandmother]]'' || ''The Short Films of David Lynch'' || ''Wild at Heart'' Blu-ray+
-|-+
-| 1974 || ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#The Amputee|The Amputee]]'' || ''The Short Films of David Lynch'' || ''Eraserhead'' Blu-ray+
-|-+
-| 1988 || ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#The Cowboy and the Frenchman|The Cowboy and the Frenchman]]'' || ''The Short Films of David Lynch'' || +
-|-+
-| 1990 || ''[[Industrial Symphony No. 1]]'' || ''The Lime Green Set'' || +
-|-+
-| 1995 || ''[[Lumiere and Company|Premonition Following An Evil Deed]]'' || ''The Short Films of David Lynch'' || ''Wild at Heart'' Blu-ray+
-|-+
-| 2002 || ''[[Darkened Room]]'' || ''Dynamic 1'' || ''Lost Highway'' Blu-ray+
-|-+
-| 2002 || ''[[Dumbland]]'' || ''Dumbland DVD'', ''The Lime Green Set'' || ''Wild at Heart'' Blu-ray+
-|-+
-| 2006 || ''Ballerina'' || Extra on ''[[Inland Empire (film)|Inland Empire]]'' DVD || +
-|-+
-| 2007 || ''[[Absurda]]'' || || +
-|-+
-| 2007 || ''[[Boat (2007 film)|Boat]]'' || ''Dynamic 1'' || ''Lost Highway'' Blu-ray+
-|-+
-| 2007 || ''[[Bug Crawls]]'' || ''Dynamic 1'' || ''Lost Highway'' Blu-ray+
-|-+
-| 2007 || ''[[Industrial Soundscape]]'' || ''Dynamic 1'' || +
-|-+
-| 2007 || ''[[Lamp (2007 film)|Lamp]]'' || ''Dynamic 1'' || +
-|-+
-| 2007 || ''[[Out Yonder Neighbor Boy]]'' || ''Dynamic 1'' || +
-|-+
-| 2007 || ''[[Intervalometer Experiments]]'' || ''Dynamic 1'' || +
-|-+
-| 2008 || ''[[Scissors]]'' || ''The Lime Green Set'' || +
-|-+
-| 2010 || ''[[Lady Blue Shanghai]]'' || || +
-|-+
-| 2011 || ''The 3 Rs'' || [[Vienna International Film Festival|Viennale]]'s website || +
-|-+
-| 2013 || ''[[Idem Paris]]'' || ||+
|} |}
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 +'''David Keith Lynch''' (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, writer and actor. His films led to him being labeled "the first popular [[Surrealist]]" by film critic [[Pauline Kael]]. A recipient of an [[Academy Honorary Award]] in 2019, Lynch has received three [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], and the [[César Award for Best Foreign Film]] twice, as well as the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] and a [[Golden Lion]] award for lifetime achievement at the [[Venice Film Festival]]. In 2007, a panel of critics convened by ''[[The Guardian]]'' announced that 'after all the discussion, no one could fault the conclusion that David Lynch is the most important film-maker of the current era', while [[AllMovie]] called him "the [[Polymath|Renaissance man]] of modern American filmmaking".
 +
 +Lynch initially studied painting before he began making [[short film]]s in the late 1960s. His first feature-length film, the surrealist horror ''[[Eraserhead]]'' (1977), became a success on the [[midnight movie]] circuit, and he followed that by directing ''[[The Elephant Man (film)|The Elephant Man]]'' (1980), ''[[Dune (1984 film)|Dune]]'' (1984), and ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' (1986). Lynch next created his own television series with [[Mark Frost]], the popular murder mystery ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990–91), which ran for two seasons. He also created the film prequel ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]'' (1992), the road film ''[[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild at Heart]]'' (1990), and the family film ''[[The Straight Story]]'' (1999) in the same period. Turning further towards surrealist filmmaking, three of his subsequent films operated on dream logic [[non-linear narrative]] structures: ''[[Lost Highway (film)|Lost Highway]]'' (1997), ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]'' (2001), and ''[[Inland Empire (film)|Inland Empire]]'' (2006). Lynch and Frost reunited in 2017 for a [[Twin Peaks (season 3)|third season]] of ''Twin Peaks'', which aired on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]. Lynch co-wrote and directed every episode, and reprised his onscreen role as Gordon Cole.
 +
 +Lynch's other artistic endeavours include his work as a musician, encompassing the studio albums ''[[BlueBOB]]'' (2001), ''[[Crazy Clown Time]]'' (2011), and ''[[The Big Dream]]'' (2013), as well as music and sound design for a variety of his films (sometimes alongside collaborators [[Alan Splet]], [[Dean Hurley]], and/or [[Angelo Badalamenti]]); painting and photography; and directing several music videos (such as the video for "[[Shot in the Back of the Head]]" by [[Moby]], who, in turn, directed a video for Lynch's "[[The Big Dream]]") as well as advertisements, including the [[Dior]] promotional film ''[[Lady Blue Shanghai]]'' (2006). An avid practitioner of [[Transcendental Meditation]] (TM), in 2005 he founded the [[David Lynch Foundation]], which seeks to fund the teaching of TM in schools and has since widened its scope to other at-risk populations, including the homeless, veterans and refugees.
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 +==Lynch template==
 +* [[List of frequent David Lynch collaborators|Frequent collaborators]]
 +* ''[[Eraserhead]]'' (1977)
 +* ''[[The Elephant Man (film)|The Elephant Man]]'' (1980)
 +* ''[[Dune (1984 film)|Dune]]'' (1984)
 +* ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' (1986)
 +* ''[[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild at Heart]]'' (1990)
 +* ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]'' (1992)
 +* ''[[Lost Highway (film)|Lost Highway]]'' (1997)
 +* ''[[The Straight Story]]'' (1999)
 +* ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]'' (2001)
 +* ''[[Inland Empire (film)|Inland Empire]]'' (2006)
 +* ''[[Six Men Getting Sick (Six Times)]]'' (1967)
 +* ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch|The Alphabet]]'' (1968)
 +* ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch|The Grandmother]]'' (1970)
 +* ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch|The Amputee]]'' (1974)
 +* ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch|The Cowboy and the Frenchman]]'' (1988)
 +* ''[[Lumière and Company|Premonition Following An Evil Deed]]'' (1995)
 +* ''[[Darkened Room]]'' (2002)
 +* ''[[Rabbits (film)|Rabbits]]'' (2002)
 +* ''[[DumbLand]]'' (2002)
 +* ''[[Bug Crawls]]'' (2007)
 +* ''[[Boat (2007 film)|Boat]]'' (2007)
 +* ''[[Absurda]]'' (2007)
 +* ''[[Lady Blue Shanghai]]'' (2010)
 +* ''[[Idem Paris]]'' (2013)
 +* ''[[What Did Jack Do?]]'' (2017)
 +* "[[Wicked Game]]" (1990)
 +* "[[Longing (song)|Longing]]" (1995)
 +* "[[Shot in the Back of the Head]]" (2009)
 +* "[[Came Back Haunted]]" (2013)
 +* ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990–1991)
 +* ''[[On the Air (TV series)|On the Air]]'' (1992)
 +* ''[[Hotel Room]]'' (1993)
 +* ''[[Twin Peaks (season 3)|Twin Peaks]]'' (2017)
 +* ''[[BlueBOB]]'' (2001)
 +* ''[[The Air Is on Fire (album)|The Air Is on Fire]]'' (2007)
 +* ''[[Polish Night Music]]'' (2007)
 +* ''[[Crazy Clown Time]]'' (2011)
 +* ''[[The Big Dream]]'' (2013)
 +* ''[[Thought Gang]]'' (2018)
 +* ''[[Images (book)|Images]]'' (1994)
 +* ''[[Catching the Big Fish]]'' (2006)
 +* ''[[Genealogies of Pain]]'' (2011)
 +* [[Jennifer Lynch]] (daughter)
 +* "[[In Heaven]]"
 +* ''[[Ronnie Rocket]]''
 +* ''[[The Angriest Dog in the World]]''
 +* [[Frank Booth (Blue Velvet)|Frank Booth]]
 +* ''[[Industrial Symphony No. 1]]'' (1990)
 +* ''[[Lynch on Lynch]]'' (1997)
 +* ''[[The Air Is on Fire]]'' (art exhibition)
 +* ''[[Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces]]'' (2014)
 +* ''[[David Lynch: The Art Life]]'' (2016)
 +* ''[[Blue Velvet Revisited]]'' (2016)
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 +
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"David Lynch is a cult film enigma of 20th century cinema. His experimental film Eraserhead (1977), an example of shoe-string surrealism was a flop both critically and commercially, yet was saved from obscurity thanks to home video in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

In 1984, Dino DeLaurentiis released Dune, based on Frank Herbert's best-selling sci-fi novel. Directed by David Lynch, the film was a big-budget flop, partially because the movie had already been edited from an intended three-to-four hours to 137 minutes, leaving the story incomprehensible. Knowing that a great deal of footage had been deleted, Universal Studios took it upon themselves to release a longer version for syndicated television and thereby, return some of the cohesiveness to the story. Thus, Dune became a cult classic, albeit too late, as David Lynch had removed his name from the credits of the television cut. Both major versions have been successful thanks to a recent DVD release.

In 1986 David Lynch's highly influential neo-noir thriller Blue Velvet (1986), having initially failed at the box office (because of its limited release in theatres), was revitalized with video releases in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The film became hugely controversial and well-known because of its bizarre, often graphic depiction of small town America and male-female relationships featuring a psychotic Dennis Hopper and his drug-fueled sexual relationship with Dorothy Vallens, played by Isabella Rossellini. Lynch continued his career with various other cult films: Wild at Heart (1990), Lost Highway (1997) and the critically acclaimed Mulholland Dr. (2001) as well as his short lived cult phenomenon television series Twin Peaks (90–91), and its subsequent movie adaptation: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)."--Sholem Stein

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David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, writer and actor. His films led to him being labeled "the first popular Surrealist" by film critic Pauline Kael. A recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 2019, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the César Award for Best Foreign Film twice, as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival. In 2007, a panel of critics convened by The Guardian announced that 'after all the discussion, no one could fault the conclusion that David Lynch is the most important film-maker of the current era', while AllMovie called him "the Renaissance man of modern American filmmaking".

Lynch initially studied painting before he began making short films in the late 1960s. His first feature-length film, the surrealist horror Eraserhead (1977), became a success on the midnight movie circuit, and he followed that by directing The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984), and Blue Velvet (1986). Lynch next created his own television series with Mark Frost, the popular murder mystery Twin Peaks (1990–91), which ran for two seasons. He also created the film prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), the road film Wild at Heart (1990), and the family film The Straight Story (1999) in the same period. Turning further towards surrealist filmmaking, three of his subsequent films operated on dream logic non-linear narrative structures: Lost Highway (1997), Mulholland Drive (2001), and Inland Empire (2006). Lynch and Frost reunited in 2017 for a third season of Twin Peaks, which aired on Showtime. Lynch co-wrote and directed every episode, and reprised his onscreen role as Gordon Cole.

Lynch's other artistic endeavours include his work as a musician, encompassing the studio albums BlueBOB (2001), Crazy Clown Time (2011), and The Big Dream (2013), as well as music and sound design for a variety of his films (sometimes alongside collaborators Alan Splet, Dean Hurley, and/or Angelo Badalamenti); painting and photography; and directing several music videos (such as the video for "Shot in the Back of the Head" by Moby, who, in turn, directed a video for Lynch's "The Big Dream") as well as advertisements, including the Dior promotional film Lady Blue Shanghai (2006). An avid practitioner of Transcendental Meditation (TM), in 2005 he founded the David Lynch Foundation, which seeks to fund the teaching of TM in schools and has since widened its scope to other at-risk populations, including the homeless, veterans and refugees.

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