Beginning with Lost Highway, director David Lynch “swerved” in
a new direction, one in which very disorienting images of the
physical world take center stage in his films. Seeking to
understand this unusual emphasis in his work, noted Lynch scholar
Martha Nochimson engaged Lynch in a long conversation of
unprecedented openness, during which he shared his vision of the
physical world as an uncertain place that masks important universal
realities. He described how he derives this vision from the Holy
Vedas of the Hindu religion, as well as from his layman’s
fascination with modern physics. With this deep insight, Nochimson
forges a startlingly original template for analyzing Lynch’s
later films—the seemingly unlikely combination of the spiritual
landscape envisioned in the Holy Vedas and the material landscape
evoked by quantum mechanics and relativity. In David Lynch Swerves,
Nochimson navigates the complexities of Lost Highway, The Straight
Story, Mulholland Drive, and Inland Empire with uncanny skill,
shedding light on the beauty of their organic compositions; their
thematic critiques of the immense dangers of modern materialism;
and their hopeful conceptions of human potential. She concludes
with excerpts from the wide-ranging interview in which Lynch
discussed his vision with her, as well as an interview with
Columbia University physicist David Albert, who was one of
Nochimson’s principal tutors in the discipline of quantum
physics.
General
| Imprint: |
University Of Texas Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2013 |
| Firstpublished: |
2013 |
| Authors: |
Martha P. Nochimson
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
295 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-292-76206-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-292-76206-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780292762060 |
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