Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet ...
He frequently worked with the same actors — Kyle MacLachlan ... adapted screenplay and best director for "Elephant Man," and again for directing "Blue Velvet." “This film is a trip into darkness and ...
He was a onetime artist who broke through in the 1970s with the surreal “Eraserhead” and rarely failed to startle and inspire audiences and peers in the following decades.
including a 2001 “best director” award at Cannes Film Festival for “Mulholland Drive.” His frequent collaborators included actors such as Laura Dern, who appeared in “Blue Velvet” and “Wild at Heart,” ...