Goodbye to David Lynchacclaimed director Of Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaksdied at the age of 78 years old. A heavy smoker, Lynch announced last summer that he was suffering from emphysemaan illness that had confined him to his home, preventing him from directing new films. «There is a great void in the world now that he is no longer with us. But as he would have said: ‘Set your eyes on the donut and not on the hole in the middle'”, the family communicated on Facebookalluding to the typical American dessert.
David Lynchborn in MissoulaIn the Montanait was director, screenwriter, producer, musician And visual artist. Married four timesin the 1980s he had a relationship with Isabella Rosselliniwho starred in his famous film Blue Velvet (1986).
Three times nominated for the Oscarplus one Oscar for lifetime achievement received in 2019Lynch was renowned for his style unique cinematographica mix of surrealism, noir And dream symbolism. Often compared to Luis Buñuelhad started out as a painter and creator of animated shorts, emerging in 1977 with Eraserheada cult film fromblack humor. With The Elephant Man (1980), based on the tragic story of Joseph Merrick, received his first Oscar nomination, while Mulholland Drive (2001), a mysterious and poisonous portrait of Hollywood, won him the award for best direction to Cannes.
In the 1990s, Lynch achieved worldwide fame with Twin Peaksa series that redefined the television genre thanks to its enigmatic narratives and disturbing atmospheres. In the 2006he directed Inland Empire with Laura Dernone of his favorite actresses, and in 2017 he returned with Twin Peaks: The Returnreboot of the original series broadcast on Showtimestarring Kyle MacLachlanone of its cult actors.
Passionate about transcendental meditationLynch announced his illness last August to the newspaper Sight and Sound. THE’emphysema it had seriously debilitated him, but he continued to appear lucid: “Smoking is something I loved very much, but in the end it got the better of me”, he confessed.
Among his unfinished projects are the screenplay for the film Antelope Don’t Run No Morecompleted in 2010and the series Wisteria/Unrecorded Nightconceived in 13 episodes for Netflix and announced in 2020but remained in the early stages of development.
David Lynch he leaves an immense artistic legacy, cementing his position as one of the most influential masters of contemporary cinema.