Mulholland Drive 2001

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 147 min

genre: mystery

theme: narrative

director: David Lynch

Score: 8 / 10

Mulholland Drive is a 2001 mystery film written and directed by David Lynch. Its narrative is characterized by surrealist and neo-noir elements, and follows an aspiring actress (Naomi Watts) newly arrived in Los Angeles, where she befriends a car accident victim (Laura Harring) who is suffering from amnesia. Meanwhile, a Hollywood director (Justin Theroux) must deal with interference from underworld figures while casting his latest film.

Plot

The film opens with brightly lit images of couples dancing the jitterbug, over which a young blonde woman appears smiling and being applauded. This is followed by a point-of-view shot descending toward a pillow as someone lies down.

Awards

Cast

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author	David Lynch
award	César Award for Best Foreign Film National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	Los Angeles Mulholland Drive
director	David Lynch
editor	Mary Sweeney
events	agency amnesia chance discontinuity dream and reality identity liberty necessity oneirism personal identity self-concept
genre	mystery
keywords	american mafia apartment complex belong build car crash casting agent chant cheat cry dinner party eat elderly couple even femme fatale follow force homeless person i\'ve told ev\'ry little star inherit jitterbug kill laugh mob morning phone book pick up point-of-view shot rebekah del rio rita hayworth sexual encounter struggle terrorize traumatize vanish warn
musicBy	Angelo Badalamenti
nomination	Academy Award for Best Director
producer	Alain Sarde Mary Sweeney Michael Polaire Neal Edelstein Tony Krantz
productionCompany	Asymmetrical Productions Babbo Inc. Le Studio Canal+ Les Films Alain Sarde The Picture Factory
publisher	Universal Pictures
theme	dance filmmaking independent memory narrative neo-noir surreal