Comment by sharkweek

2 days ago

The late David Foster Wallace said one of the only directors he found interesting was David Lynch.

https://youtu.be/C0Cvtu2FfGw?si=1_wk8fPMeeHYLrxl

I love that DFW wrote an essay about Lost Highway and used the term “Lynchian” (something horrific sitting right next to something mundane in a scene).

Charlie Rose asked Lynch about the phrase and didn’t really know how to respond.

Rose then brings this up with DFW who kinda chuckles and implies that was what he would expect.

Two extremely talented and intelligent creatives, but where DFW cared quite a bit how he was perceived, I don’t think Lynch ever gave a shit.

Lynch was on another plane of creativity and I’m not sure he even really knew it. He just did what he wanted to do (except for the original Dune film…)and let people take away from it what they might.

I honestly cant say I “enjoy” Lynch films but I will be the first to admit there is heart and soul poured into them by a genius.