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Classics: Blue Velvet

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Country

United States

Year

1986

Language

English spoken, Dutch subtitles

Actors

Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper

Director

David Lynch

Duration

120 min

David Lynch's Blue Velvet was initially too strange for mainstream cinema audiences, but the sadomasochistic neo-noir grew into one of the biggest cult hits of all time.

A curious young man (MacLachlan) discovers an undercurrent of sadomasochism and violence in a tidy provincial town. Lynch sketches two worlds: on the one hand, the conviviality of the shorn lawns, the friendly waving citizenry and innocent teenage girls. On the other, rampant degeneracy, depicted by a maniacal drug dealer (Hopper) who dishonours himself and a nightclub singer (Rosselini) in every way possible. A layered film, a waking dream that takes you to all corners of the condition humaine.

David Lynch

American director David Lynch died on Thursday, 16 January 2025, at the age of 78. David Lynch was one of the most unique and influential filmmakers of our time. Born on 20 January 1946 in Missoula, Montana, he built a career characterised by his unconventional style and fascination with the intangible. His work is a fusion of dream and reality, full of mystery, surrealism and often a touch of discomfort. To celebrate his oeuvre, we are screening his films Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway and Blue Velvet in the coming period (a wide-ranging retrospective will follow in June).