Directed by David Lynch • 1999 • United States
Starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton
In between the dark, florid surrealism of the LA-set neonoirs LOST HIGHWAY and MULHOLLAND DR., director David Lynch took a detour to America’s heartland for this surprisingly down-to-earth and heartfelt road movie—the film he described, paradoxically, as “my most experimental.” Based on a true story, THE STRAIGHT STORY follows elderly World War II veteran Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) who, unable to operate a car, sets out on a six-week, 240-mile journey from Iowa to Wisconsin by lawn tractor to visit his ailing, estranged brother, a stubborn odyssey that puts a poignant twist on Lynch’s recurring explorations of the American character.
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Inland Empire
Directed by David Lynch • 2006 • United States
Starring Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux“Strange, what love does.” The role of a lifetime, a Hollywood mystery, a woman in trouble . . . David Lynch’s first digitally shot feature makes visionary use of the medium to weave a vast meditatio...
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Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
Directed by Sophie Huber • 2012 • United States, Switzerland
HARRY DEAN STANTON: PARTLY FICTION remembers the legendary actor in his intimate moments, with film clips from some of his astounding films and his own heartbreaking renditions of American folk songs. Featuring David Lynch, Wim Wenders...
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Lucky
Directed by John Carroll Lynch • 2017 • United States
Starring Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron LivingstonLUCKY follows the spiritual journey of a ninety-year-old atheist and the eccentric characters who inhabit his off-the-map desert town. Having outlived and out outsmoked all of his conte...
