1st BINGE WATCHING - "Twin Peaks: Pilot" (Episode 1) - David Lynch retrospective

Kino Rex is having a retrospective of films/TV shows directed by, written by or about David Lynch.

BINGE WATCH Twin Peaks Pilot episode and the rest of Season 1 (episodes 2-8) shown in a separate Meetup.

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 be reserved one week in advance and I will definitely reserve my seat 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: The pilot episode of the surrealist mystery-horror drama television series Twin Peaks, also known as "Northwest Passage", premiered on ABC on Sunday, April 8, 1990. It was written by series creators Mark Frost and David Lynch, and directed by Lynch. The pilot follows the characters of FBI Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S. Truman as they investigate the death of popular high school student Laura Palmer. In addition to setting the tone for the show, the episode sets up several character and story arcs and marked the appearance of several recurring characters.

The episode stars Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Sherilyn Fenn, Dana Vernon Ashbrooks, Lara Flynn Boyle and James Marshall.

For the 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards, the pilot episode was nominated six times, including "Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series" for David Lynch, "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" for Kyle MacLachlan as Dale Cooper, and "Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series" for Mark Frost and Lynch. The pilot won two awards.

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.