MOVIE: DAVID LYNCH'S "BLUE VELVET"

Cross-posted with LA & OC Weirdo Music and Art Forum

We celebrate the late great David Lynch's life with his Blue Velvet (1986)

"Lynch pushes audiences into places not everyone wants to go, and Blue Velvet is not a conventional good time at the movies. But it is one of the most brilliant and provocative films of the year." - Rotten Tomatoes

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 7:45 pm

Venue: Frida Cinema
305 E 4th St #100, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: (714) 285-9422

Dinner at Taqueria Guadalajara next door 6:15 pm
305 E 4th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Tickets: $13.00

Trailer here

Rotten Tomatoes gives it an 91% positive rating

Director: David Lynch Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 1986
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Hope Lange, Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern

As a part of our ongoing tribute to cinema legend David Lynch, we are adding three encore screenings of Blue Velvet, his surrealist 1986 masterwork.

The film follows Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan), a college student who returns to his small hometown of Lumberton after his father is injured. While walking, he discovers a severed human ear and becomes involved in investigating its origins. As Jeffrey dives deeper into the dark world of crime, voyeurism, and desire, he struggles with the blurred lines between innocence and corruption, while also developing a romantic relationship with Sandy (Laura Dern), a local cop’s daughter. Isabella Rossellini and Dennis Hopper also star in this unforgettable trip into the dark underbelly of suburban life, a trademark attributed directly to David Lynch to this very day.

Blue Velvet is a touchstone for modern surrealist cinema and is widely discussed in film studies for its exploration into its psychological complexity, and the intersection of innocence and corruption. It garnered Lynch an Oscar nomination for both Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, but its grip on modern pop culture branches far beyond its accolades.the greatest films of the 21st century.