Lynch (One)

Director: Blackandwhite
Actors: Laura Dern, David Lynch
Studio: Absurda/David Lynch
Category: DVD

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 18162

Format: Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 82 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: RKOD400134D
UPC: 858334001343
EAN: 0858334001343
ASIN: B001B187FW

Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: August 26, 2008
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5 out of 5 stars Portrait of the Absurdist    December 10, 2008
S. Purcell
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Many of the best scenes from this stylish and compelling documentary are of David Lynch telling stories. This is a man with an apparently bottomless reservoir of true-life tales that are every bit as humorous, disturbing, and all-out absurd as the stories from his films like ERASERHEAD, BLUE VELVET, MULHOLLAND DR., and others.

For instance, there's the story about the time he became obsessed with "popping" an enormously bloated dead cow with his pick-ax.

Or the time he found himself pinned against his steering wheel, in the middle of traffic, by an enormous, house-eating floor sander.

Um...

Or there's that black and white French film ("But I swear there was color in it, although I don't know HOW!"), entitled "Blood of the Beast", in which the world's most efficient slaughterhouse made a horse disappear before his awe-stricken eyes.

And on and on and on...

But aside from chronicling many of Lynch's alternately grotesque, hilarious, and sometimes even poignant, stories, LYNCH (ONE) also gives you insight into: Lynch the mad carpenter at work in his shops; Lynch the devoted practitioner of Transcendental Meditation, explaining the benefits of TM and spreading the good word; Lynch the meteorologist, delivering idiosyncratic daily weather reports to Davidlynch.com members; Lynch the charmer explaining to Laura Dern the real reason why he calls her "Tidbit"; and even Lynch the rock star recording his distorted, otherworldly vocals to the INLAND EMPIRE theme song, "Ghost of Love".

And speaking of INLAND EMPIRE, quite a bit of this film is a fly-on-the-wall look at the highly unusual gestation process of Lynch's latest absurdist extravaganza. For those who still don't know, IE is a three-hour mind-bender (and the bonus disc provides 74 more minutes of footage entitled MORE THINGS THAT HAPPENED) that, two years after its release, absolutely no one on earth has a solid, working interpretation for yet. Check that one out.

But getting back to LYNCH (ONE), the dvd is generously packed with bonus features which, although they can get a bit tiresome, contain all sorts of hidden gems throughout.

Also, it should be noted that LYNCH 2 (the follow-up to LYNCH (ONE)) is included on the sprawling INLAND EMPIRE bonus disc. L2 focuses on behind-the-scenes IE production footage, as opposed to LYNCH (ONE), which is more about Lynch's background, personal philosophies, and approach to craft.

All in all, this is a film that no Lynch fan, and no fan of INLAND EMPIRE, should ever pass up.

Oh, and happy Bastille Day!


5 out of 5 stars A gripping experience . . .    August 29, 2008
T. Swanson (New York, NY)
15 out of 21 found this review helpful

From the first scene I was gripped and fascinated, not only by the eccentric Lynch, but by the pure artistry of the film itself. From the music and sounds to the vivid imagery and the intelligence of the storytelling I found the film a complete experience. I highly recommend this film.