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UNITED STATES · 1986

Blue Velvet

David Lynch
American Independent mystery and investigation corruption beneath normalcy obsession and voyeurism kidnapping and crime dark desire
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Synopsis

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

Year1986
CountryUnited States
DirectorDavid Lynch
MovementAmerican Independent
Cinematic Threads
I watched 'Blue Velvet' again recently. I mean, David Lynch is the master of that. He created a beautiful, bizarre, violent, erotic world that you want to be in, but you’re so terrified. And I think that’s what I've always been trying to create.
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