David Lynch: un metteur en scène pas comme les autres. A true complete artist, not surprisingly some of his movie scenes look just like a still photograph waiting for the spectator to be watched, analysed, interpreted. The first movie I watched by Lynch, Blue Velvet, left me with the same sensation I get when I wake up vaguely remembering a disturbing, but captivating dream. The beauty of the characters and the lack of dialogues: it all reminds me of wax figurines whose intentions are only suggested by meticulous sound effects. The power of sound and the setting are Lynch's leitmotiv: the perfect gift to the viewer who can enjoy the freedom of getting lost within an unknown wold. A world where nothing is conventional, where rules are to be interpreted and where stories are not really told, but only suggested. The freedom of jumping into a dream, just the time of a movie, and let your imagination flow to deliver your own understanding of the footage.
Lynch is back on the big screen this February at BFI: I cannot wait to dream again!
