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Remembering LA Filmmaker David Lynch and His ‘Lynchian’ Legacy

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

We look back on the life and career of legendary Los Angeles director David Lynch. Known for “Blue Velvet,” “Mulholland Drive” and “Twin Peaks,” Lynch used dream-logic narratives to interrogate the American dream itself and to capture the dark beauty of Los Angeles, the city he dearly loved. He was also sunny in outlook, famously advising “keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.” Lynch’s family announced his death on Thursday. He was 78. What is your favorite work by David Lynch? What did he mean to you? Guests: Rebecca Alter, staff writer who covers comedy and pop culture, Vulture Alexandre Philippe , filmmaker and director of the documentary “Lynch/Oz” Jackson Kim Murphy, associate news editor, Variety Ian Nathan, film writer and author, “David Lynch: A Retrospective” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Nina Kim.

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Coming up on forum, we look back on the life and career of director David Lynch, whose death was announced yesterday by his family at the age of 78, celebrated for his singular vision and his dark and dreamlike works, including Ball Holland Drive and Twin Peaks.

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Lynch was also full of light, offering uplifting weather reports for Angelinos during COVID lockdowns.

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I can't tell you how lucky I've been in my life, how fortunate and lucky I've been.

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What impact has David Lynch and his work had on you? Tell us, after this news.

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Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim.

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An outpouring of tributes from filmmakers, actors, and others in the entertainment and art worlds have followed the announcement yesterday of the death of visionary director David Lynch.

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His TV series Twin Peaks and films including Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Drive

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inspired the adjective Lynchian for surreal and unnerving works, though drawn to capture the dark underbellies of

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Hollywood or Timberland towns, Lynch was sunny in outlook, and in his family's announcement

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of his death at 78, they wrote, There's a big hole in the world now that he's no longer

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with us, but as he would say, keep your eye on the donut and not on the whole.

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Joining me now to talk about his legacy, Alexandra Philippe, filmmaker, and director of the

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