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Tuesday, 21 January 2025 - 3 minutes
David Lynch – the Oscar-winning, surrealist US film and TV director – passed away on Friday after battling emphysema. He was 78.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
— David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) August 5, 2024
Yes, I have emphysema from my many years of smoking. I have to say that I enjoyed smoking very much, and I do love tobacco - the smell of it, lighting cigarettes on fire, smoking them - but there is a price to pay for this enjoyment, and the price for me is…
Lynch was renowned for his steadfast refusal to provide answers as to what his films meant, beginning with his bizarre movie Eraserhead in 1977.
He gave us The Elephant Man, Dune, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and more, which put him on the map as a true auteur.
But he gained pop cult status for his twisted psychological crime thriller Twin Peaks in the 90s – which starred Kyle McLachlan.
25 years later, he gave us the third season… but there is still no answer as to what actually happened to Laura Palmer.
But for Lynch, death was part of a “continuum”. He believed: “No one really dies, they just drop their physical body … we’re all going to be fine at the end of the story.”
Vale, David Lynch.
The Ballad of Wallis Island is a comedy that follows Charles, a strange lottery winner who lives alone on a secluded island and tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his old band back together to perform at a special, private event.
Starring Carrey Mulligan, Tim Key and Sian Clifford – The Ballad of Wallis Island hits cinemas on March 28.
And from Pixar studios comes Win or Lose – Pixar’s first original series which follows the intertwined stories of 8 different characters preparing for their big championship softball game.
This incredibly funny, and heartwarming series streams on Disney+ from February 19th.
Source: YouTube:ClassicTrailers/imdB/Focusfeatures/Pixar/ X:DavidLynch
