"David Lynch: The Art Life" - David Lynch film retrospective


Details
Kino Rex is having a retrospective of films directed by, written by or about David Lynch.
For details see: https://rexbern.ch/filmreihen/david-lynch
Meeting time allows us 15 minutes before the film starts to find each other - please be on time so we can get seats together. In English with German subtitles.
Note: Tickets can also be reserved one week in advance and if the films prove popular I will probably reserve my seats to be sure of getting in. In that case, I will publish my seat number on Meetup Bern.
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Tonight's movie: David Lynch: The Art Life is a 2016 documentary film directed by Jon Nguyen. The film follows director David Lynch's upbringing in Montana, Washington State, Idaho, and Virginia, his initial move to Philadelphia to pursue a career as a painter, to the beginning of the production of Eraserhead.
The movie was made over four years as the filmmakers filmed and recorded over 20 conversations with Lynch at his home.
On the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Art Life currently holds a 91% approval rating. The website's critical consensus reads, "David Lynch: The Art Life offers a look at the director's life and craft whose unusual approach is in keeping with its subject's singularly strange aesthetic."
About David Lynch, from Wikipedia:
David Keith Lynch (1946–2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. Often called a "visionary" and acclaimed for films distinguished by their surrealist and experimental qualities, Lynch is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. In a career spanning more than five decades, he received numerous accolades, including the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival in 2006 and an Academy Honorary Award in 2019.

"David Lynch: The Art Life" - David Lynch film retrospective