Inland Empire

treefingers

so, any lynch fans out there? this one is due out in the not too distant future. i heard it was supposed to be shown at cannes, but it must have got put back.

anyone looking forward to it? i personally can't wait!

http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=cannes2005&content=story&articleid=VR1117922566

Karl Hungus

As a fan of Lynch, I'm looking forward to it.

madrab

never "got" any of his movies, i think they are a bunch of poopycock jibber jabber

not looking forward to it

ixoy

It's Lynch - I can't wait! Pretty much like all of his movies, even the more "difficult" ones so this is one of the few movies I'd queue-in-line for and see on Day One.

Hell, I'm after watching Lynch's "Rabbits" recently so anything after that is going to seem fairly normal and down-to-earth.

5uspect

So INLAND EMPIRE is going to be released over here in Europe on the 9th. Does anyone have any details on distribution of this movie outside of Dublin and the IFC? I've emailed my local cinema but I won't hold my breath.

johnny_ultimate

Hes not exactly mainstream so I wouldnt count on it being on wide release.
But cant wait for this. Watched Lost Highway last week and have never been so disturbed in my life. I need more oddness! Posthaste!

S.M.B.

I can't wait to see this. Mulholland Drive is probably my favourite film of all time. Going to be over in London next weekend so I think I'll try see it while I'm over there. Could be weeks before it manages to find it's way out of Dublin.

5uspect

True enough, especially as Lynch is funding the distribution himself. Tho Studio Canal is taking over the reins for europe so here's hoping!

Galvasean

I watched the trailer... Can anyone tell me what it's about?

Durango

It is very unlikely that it will get a release outside of Dublin. Even more commercially appealing films than Inland Empire often don't. It might be worth taking a day trip to Dublin, if you are a fan.

5uspect

Galvasean wrote:

I watched the trailer... Can anyone tell me what it's about?

Its a Lynch film don't ask silly questions like that!
Have a look at Mulholland Drive or Lost Highway or Eraserhead and you'll get an idea for his style. Lynch's films are very surrealist and don't have typical narratives or plots, think of them as visual poetry!

crybaby

no sign of this being shown in Cineworld Dublin which is very disapointing considering their supposed move to showing indie orientated films aswell, it is on in the IFI however from Friday onwards

5uspect

Will have to make the trip to Dublin so...
I'll go saddle the donkey.

ixoy

crybaby wrote:

no sign of this being shown in Cineworld Dublin which is very disapointing considering their supposed move to showing indie orientated films aswell, it is on in the IFI however from Friday onwards

Guess they needed the extra screens for "Norbit" *grits teeth and trys to remain calm*

adonis

dammit,
they really arent showing it in cineworld???
ifi it is!

Aedh Baclamh

Saw it earlier today. Possibly his oddest one yet..going to have to watch this one a few times more.

If you liked his other stuff, you'll love this.

eddyc

Very strange film, some laugh out loud funny moments and some really disturbingly scarey moments.
There is a plot in there somewhere involving a haunted polish film that seems to take over laura derns psyche and transports her into another dimension or something, I really dont know at this point.
It was enjoyable if a bit long, the dance sequence at the end with the lumberjack sawing some wood in the background was pretty mad.
I'd say 4/5

yabadabado

saw it today very strange

replicantface

Went to see INLAND EMPIRE on Friday, thought it was utterly stunning. Very close to being his best work.

Had elements of everything I love about the man. Absolutely captivating, absolutely disturbing, absolutely stunning. Those three hours just nipped by. Also, it was the first movie I've been to in ages that received a round of applause.

Would recommend any fan of any of his movies to see it.

ixoy

Saw this on Saturday.

It's very... Lynchian. It's got a lot of his themes about identity, the dark belly of suburban life, etc and a lot of his directorial techniques that we love - be it red curtains or people shifting time frames for no real reason.
For the hard core fan there's also the ability to see how Lynch integrated his rabbits shorts from a few years ago into the main "narrative", with a couple of extra scenes. Given these were conceived outside of "INLAND EMPIRE", does that mean it's all the more a series of random unconnected events?

Of course I know not to accept sense from this movie, but more to feel my way around Lynch's insane interior logic. It's a movie you feel more than understand - lots of beautiful images, some really frightening (

the brutal beating scene[/i] was one of the of the most intense scenes I've ever seen), humour, and utter oddities.

I'd really need to see this again to judge it, and preferably in the comfort of my own home as I found sitting in the IFI's somewhat uncomfortable seats a bit tough, distracting me from the movie.

"INLAND EMPIRE" has certainly lingered in my mind a lot more than any other movie I've seen this year, and want to see how justified it is. Worth checking out as long as you have some idea what you're getting in for - if you like "Eraserhead" then you're okay. Otherwise, perhaps it's best you stay clear...

adonis

i went to see it last night...and like allof his films it felt weird coming out of the cinema.
im online now looking for an explanation and im even more confused by it today!
lots of imagery/symbolism and people from old david lynch movies - laura dern, laura harring...
very good all in all, it will stay in mind for a long time...

Running Bing

I think it is absolutely futile looking for an explanation of this film. I really don't think one exists. I think it has meaning but I think the whole point of it is the traditional narrative and even logic has been completely thrown out the window. For me it was a film about emotions. fear, sadness, curiosity, disgust, anger, shame were all present but these emotions were divorced from the characters and the narrative.

I saw it today and I must say I didnt like. I loved Blue velvet and Mullholland drive(although I wouldnt describe myself as a hard-core Lynch fan) but this just left me feeling a bit empty. It is very challenging viewing but I have watched and liked "challenging" films before, what I disliked about this was to me it felt like a bunch of random images with no connection. I imagine that was the point but I just didnt like it.


It does force you to think about film and the traditional ideas we have about what a film is and I think a second viewing would be beneficial but honestly I dont think I could force myself to do it.


It is very experimental and unless your a fan of Lynch I really dont think you will get much out of this. It will force you to think though and I have a feeling I will be running this one through my head for some time yet.

johnny_ultimate

Finally got around to seeing it. Think Jonathan Ross sums it up when he calls it 'a masterpiece - I think'.

Having sat through a number of Lynchian romps (favourite being the oddity that is Eraserhead), I think this is perhaps even more obscure that his usual output. Quite frankly, some of the story strands left me completely bamboozled - the Polish scenes especially had no discernable link to the Nikki/Susan stories.

Even more infuriating were those 'clues' that kept on recurring - when I noticed for example

the red lamp it kept popping up and I became increasingly confused by its appearance within seemingly unconnected scenes

.

But such things are perhaps looking at the film the wrong way. Lynchs films appeal to me because they are gleeful, complex jigsaw puzzles that should be viewed just the once. Lost Highway was disapointing to me because it somewhat explained what was going on (well, I certainly have a better grasp of that film than his others). But INLAND EMPIRE is a spiralling slice of oddness which I perhaps enjoyed more because I just let its strangeness take hold. it was by no means a perfect film - it is by all accounts overlong, and by the time I reached the halfway point was almost too exhausted by the onslaught to keep up.

But it is imo Lynchs best - a combination of the themes and techniques of his previous films blended into one weird, incomprehensible epic. Explanations for me lessen the impact of his films - I just like to watch them for the audio / visual thrill ride, and IE doesnt disapoint in this regard.

Stark

ixoy wrote:

I'd really need to see this again to judge it, and preferably in the comfort of my own home as I found sitting in the IFI's somewhat uncomfortable seats a bit tough, distracting me from the movie.

Ditto. I enjoyed the film for the first 90 mins, but I really wanted to get out of there after that. I forgot how bad those seats were. I'm only 5'7" and I spent the whole film banging my knees off the seat in front of me :mad: The air conditioning sucked in there too which didn't help.

In retrospect though, I thought the film was enjoyable enough for a 3 hour film.

Laserface

Saw this the other day.
Absolutely mad! I loved every minute of it. The most disgusting film i've ever seen.
I don't think Laura Derns face will ever peel itself from the inside of my eyelids after that

contemplating going again tomorrow

aurel

Where is this still playing? I thought it was out of the IFI

johnny_ultimate

aurel wrote:

Where is this still playing? I thought it was out of the IFI

As far as I know it ended last Thursday. Had to go again with a friend and we had to go then as it was no longer playing as of last friday.

MissFitz

Laserface wrote:

The most disgusting film i've ever seen.

Why so? Disturbing maybe, disgusting? don't agree

Dragged the unsuspecting boyfriend (who hadn't seen any of Lynch's films before) to this when it was showing in the IFI... the look on his face afterwards was priceless

Laserface

I saw it in the Kino in Cork. They had it for 2 weeks because of popularity.

MissFitz...i thought it was unbelievably disgusting. In a good way like
All of his films are fascinatingly disgusting to me...and if I was to go on and on about why....I'd be giving away the secrets of my very own soul.

But mainly because of the hypnotic extreme close ups of her mouth every 10 mins.

I recently bought DL's Short Film Dvd.
Highly recommended...especially "The Grandmother"

Laserface

also...i've been scouring the internet for a particular song for the last few months from Lost Highway.

Its the song played when Renee(patricia arquette) and peter (balthazar getty) are getting down to it in front of the car lights...towards the end of the film.

I have the soundtrack..but it is not on it!!
anyone know/have it?

Laserface

new question heads..
forget the last one..

does anyone have any of the music from the film?
I know david lynch added some of his own original stuff..and there is an Etta James track in there somewhere too.

does anyone know any more about this?