David Lynch has been a part of films noir mystery films like ‘Mulholland Drive’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ which are considered as the greatest films of their era by critics.
Lynch has received a lot of acclaim, awards and accolades for his work, including two ‘Cesar Award for Best Foreign Film,’ a ‘Golden Lion Award,’ a ‘Palme d’Or,’ and three ‘Academy Award’ nominations in the ‘Best Director’ category.
‘Eraserhead’ was the first movie produced by him and it became a cult classic. He hogged the limelight for ‘The Elephant Man,’ a historical drama film that was directed by him. He later made ‘Dune,’ a sci-fi epic that failed at the box-office. He co-created ‘Twin Peaks,’ a mystery horror drama television series that became very popular.
Some of his other popular works include ‘Inland Empire,’ ‘The Straight Story,’ ‘Lost Highway,’ ‘Wild at Heart,’ ‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me,’ etc. He also created various web-based shows, including ‘Rabbits,’ ‘Twin Peaks: The Return,’ and ‘DumbLand,’ etc.
The Elephant Man is based on the true-life story of Joseph Merrick, who is referred to as John Merrick in the movie. Dr. Frederick Treves discovers John, born with severe physical deformities, earning his living as the Elephant Man. The movie depicts John’s rise in high London society, his refined soul, and his tragic death.
A woman who identifies herself as Rita survives a murder attempt and a car crash on Mulholland Drive, but is left with amnesia. Aspiring actress Betty Elms finds Rita in her aunt's apartment and decides to help her regain her identity, but as they proceed with the investigation, the boundary between real and illusion gets blurred.
After finding out that his estranged brother is critically ill, Alvin Straight, a 73 year old man decides to visit him riding a lawn mower, as he is unable to drive.
Henry Spencer, a factory employee, lives alone in his apartment in an industrial town when he unexpectedly learns that he has become a father. His girlfriend Mary and their baby – a strange looking creature – shift into his flat. But the baby is always crying and Mary, unable to take it, just quits. Henry, now all alone, is going insane and begins having hallucinations.
Named after Bobby Vinton’s song, Blue Velvet, is a neo-noir thriller by American filmmaker David Keith Lynch. It starts when a college student, who is in town visiting his ailing father, finds a human ear severed and thrown in a field. What follows, is his journey to try and uncover the mystery and getting involved with an enticing lounge singer.
Fred Madison, a Jazz musician, who is suspicious of his wife Renee’s loyalty, receives video tapes of their house, and one showing Renee’s murder. Accused of her murder, he is sentenced to death. In the prison, he mysteriously transforms into mechanic Peter Dayton, who is then released. Peter meets a gangster’s girlfriend, Alice, who is Renee’s mirror-image, which deepens the mystery further.
Sailor Ripley, released from prison after killing in self-defense, breaks his parole to set out for California with girlfriend, Lula Fortune. Lula’s mother, Marietta, sends a private detective and a contract-killer after them to eliminate Sailor. While on the run in a bid to keep one step ahead of Marietta’s plotting, they encounter offensives, and fight through challenges that test their love.
FBI agent, Chet Desmond, disappears mysteriously while investigating the murder of Teresa Banks of Deerfield. One year later, in the neighboring town of Twin Peaks, Laura Palmer who leads a troubled life as a drug addict, is brutally murdered. Can the events of the last seven days of her life preceding her murder throw any light on the identity of the killer?
In a distant future, the Emperor gives noble Duke Leto Atreides control of desert planet Arrakis, the only source of extremely valuable spice melange required for interstellar travel. However, realizing that the hidden agenda was to destroy his house in a clash with their archenemies—the Harkonnens—Leto's son, Paul, organizes an uprising with the native Fremens.
Inland Empire is a 2006 mystery drama film, revolving around an actress who begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, and meanwhile, her world starts becoming nightmarish and surreal.
Based on the autobiography by American writer Carolyn Cassady, film explores her relationship with her husband, Neal Cassady, a major figure in 1950s’ Beat Generation and novelist Jack Kerouac.
This mystery crime thriller film tells the story of two FBI agents who come to a rural town in Nebraska after a series of violent deaths takes place and a young woman disappears. They interview three survivors, but their stories don’t match, which makes the job even more complicated.
This is a short black and white film created by legendary filmmaker David Lynch, at that time a student at Pennsylvania Academy. This two-minute film is about a frenzied blue skinned man approaching a woman cowering with her knees to her chest in a field. Taking out a handful of wildflowers from his zip he stares at the camera before falling on the ground.
