Bibliograph

Lynch/Oz, written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe

Type

Label

Lynch/Oz, written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Main title

Lynch/Oz

Responsibility statement

written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe

Runtime

109

Series statement

Janus contemporaries

Summary

The themes, images, and cultural vernacular of Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz continue to haunt David Lynch's filmography from his early short The Alphabet to his recent television series Twin Peaks: The Return. Arguably, no filmmaker has so consistently drawn inspiration consciously or unconsciously from a single work. Is Lynch trapped in the Land of Oz? If so, what can we learn about his body of work by closely examining how it intersects and communicates with that legendary fantasy? In turn, what do Lynch's films have to say about the enduring resonance of one of America's most beloved classics? Through six distinct perspectives, Alexandre O. Philippe's Lynch/Oz helps us reexperience and reinterpret The Wizard of Oz through David Lynch, delivering new appreciations of both

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification