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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   18,132 votes
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Director:
David Lynch
Writer (WGA):
David Lynch (written by)
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Release Date:
7 February 2007 (Belgium) more
Tagline:
A Woman In Trouble more
Plot:
An actress's perception of reality becomes increasingly distorted as she finds herself falling for her co-star in a remake of an unfinished Polish production that was supposedly cursed. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
As a Lynch fan I was disappointed. more (291 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality/nudity.
Runtime:
180 min | Poland:197 min (Camerimage Film Fest)
Country:
France | Poland | USA
Language:
English | Polish
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Studio Canal more

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Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2007 (#02, tied with "Death Proof" and "Still life") more
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Neighbor: The Evil was born and followed the boy... more
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The Colors of My Life more

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50 out of 88 people found the following comment useful.
As a Lynch fan I was disappointed., 2 September 2007
5/10
Author: turner_cinema (turner_cinema@yahoo.com) from United States

I am a fan of Lynch, I have a book of interviews on him, and a book he wrote about creativity. I thought Mulholland Dr was a masterpiece, and yet INLAND EMPIRE disappointed me.

Its not that INLAND EMPIRE is bad, its just that after all the praise its received I felt that it should have been better. This is basically a Lynch experiment, not a Lynch film. He seems to be utterly fascinated by all the new "gizmos" involved with digital film-making, and thus instead of a story we get a 3 hour film of Lynch having a good time with the new digital era.

For a short while, INLAND EMPIRE almost ALMOST has a plot. Laura Dern plays a washed up actress, Jeremy Irons is a film director, and they set about making a haunted film. I have to wonder, knowing Lynch's style, if this isn't just some joke on his part. Releasing an incomprehensible film and seeing just how many snooty film critics will proclaim it as a masterpiece. Ultimately I can't shake that feeling that this is just Lynch getting sloppy, rather than making a coherent film (which takes work) he instead opts to make an incoherent film (which takes absolutely no work).

Considering I had to wait five years for the next Lynch film it is understandable that I was underwhelmed. Still I think Lynch is very interesting and I will be first in line for his next film, because when he gets it right, he gets it VERY right.

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