The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
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In dreams I walk with you.
Roy Orbison
“No matter how weird a story is, as soon as you step one foot forward into that story you realize that this world has rules, and you have to follow them or the audience will sense that you’re doing something dishonest. That’s part of being true to your ideas. Some films operate so much on the surface it doesn’t feel like there are any kind of real rules. Maybe in those cases you can actually go further; here and there.”
David Lynch1
“I don’t know if you’re a detective or a pervert.”
Sandy to Jeffrey in Blue Velvet
“Blue Velvet is not a movie for everybody. Some people are going to really dig it, but we’ve experienced some extremely negative reactions, too. We had a sneak preview in the Valley that was a disaster. People thought it was disgusting and sick. And of course it is, but it has two sides. If you don’t have the contrasts, then maybe. But you can push the limits out much wider than Blue Velvet. I believe that films should have power, the power of good and the power of darkness, so you can get some thrills and shake things up. And if you back off from that stuff, you’re shooting right down into lukewarm junk.”
David Lynch2
- 1David Chute, “Out to Lynch,” Film Comment, September-October 1986 Issue.
- 2David Chute, “Out to Lynch,” Film Comment, September-October 1986 Issue.
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“Je n'ai pas la télévision, je n'ai donc pas pu partager la passion de Serge (Daney) pour le feuilleton. Et j'ai mis longtemps à aimer Lynch, je n'ai en fait commencé qu'avec Blue Velvet. L’appartement d'Isabella Rossellini, Lynch a réussi à en faire le décor le plus malaisant de l'histoire du cinéma. Comme Twin Peaks, le film est le film le plus fou de l'histoire du cinéma. Je ne sais pas ce qui s'est passé, je ne sais pas ce que j'ai vu, mais je suis sorti de là six pieds au-dessus du sol.”
Jacques Rivette1
- 1Jacques Rivette in Frédéric Bonnaud, “Jacques Rivette. Le captif amoureux”, Les Inrockuptibles, 1998.
