For many,Blue Velvet is David Lynch's masterpiece. It represents a unique act of cinema: an80s Hollywoodstudiofilmas radical,visionaryandcabalistic as anythingfoundin theavant-garde;a mysteriouslysymbolicand subterranean'cult'movie thatneverthelesshasrecognisablestarsand was broadlydistributed;a genrepiece with theambienceofafearsome,hyper-composednightmare;an American'artfilm'by Hollywood'sonly reputable'artfilm'director. Michael Atkinson's intricate and layered reading of the film shows how crystallises many of Lynch's chief preoccupations: the evil and violence underlying the surface of suburbia,the seedy by-ways of sexuality,the frightening appearance of the adult world to a child's eyes,presenting it as the definitive expression of the traumatized innocence which characterizes Lynch's work.In his afterword to this new edition,Atkinson situates Blue Velvet within a culture that has changed drastically in the 35 years since its release,and in doing so,he considers the film's lasting significance as it slowly turns from contemporary phenomenon to an interpretable artifact.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781839023712Number of pages: 88Weight: 146 gDimensions: 190 x 135 mm
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