On February 7, a new film: Inland Empire and March 3 to May 27, 2007, an exhibition of his artwork at the Cartier Foundation in Paris. From one artistic area to another, this exhibition is the occasion to measure how his art is dense. David Lynch is unique !
Inland Empire: more than a film it is an experience. Trying to tell the story or finding a rational explanation would be vain, as always with Lynch. Therefore I would say Inland Empire is the continuation of Lost Highway as well as Muholland Drive re-using topics that were already present in those two past movies. For instance : cinema = mystery; reality = nightmare ; woman = double and schizophreny.
However I felt quite disappointed about the movie. I had the impression that Lynch didn't pay much attention to the audience gathering together all the short movies he's been working on and made to be aired on the internet...or it could be something else. A portrait of Laura Dern or a polish nightmare about prostitution ? Could be anything. Sometimes we even have the impression that he is caricaturing his own art. The first part is really intriguing and I almost felt it would become another cult movie. But then the second half reaches grotesque.
Could also be that Inland Empire, a carticature close to grotesque (e.g the scene when Laura Dern's supposed husband splits ketchup on his shirt)...
Let's remember some scenes and codes that are really powerful, such as the passing through doors and the scene where Laura Dern faces a moment we've already experienced : the moment when the Hollywood actors (that Laura Dern was) are repeating their text...
But before being a movie director, he was a plastic artist inspired by Kandinsky, Hopper or Bacon. Therefore the Cartier Foundation is dedicating an exhibition to this prolific artist. Entitled "THE AIR IS ON FIRE MARCH 3—MAY 27, 2007 : Paintings – Drawings – Photographs – Video – Sound" this event marks the first time a filmmaker has made a large number of his work available to the public. It also reveals the scope of his artistic creation with never-before-seen works, installed in an environment designed by him and complemented by a program of events, including live performances and concerts, that he has created.
More about David Lynch:
www.davidlynch.com
www.inlandempirecinema.com
More about the Cartier Foundation:
www.fondation.cartier.fr
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