David Lynch
David Lynch
David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, painter, visual artist, musician, actor, and writer. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound design. Indeed, the surreal and in many cases violent elements to his films have earned them the reputation that they "disturb, offend or mystify" their audiences. Moving around various parts of the United States as a child within his middle class family, Lynch went on to study painting in Philadelphia, where he first made the transition to producing short films. Deciding to devote himself more fully to this medium, he moved to Los Angeles, where he produced his first motion picture, the surrealist horror Eraserhead (1977). After Eraserhead became a cult classic on the midnight movie circuit, Lynch was employed to direct The Elephant Man (1980), from which he gained mainstream success. Then being employed by the De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, he proceeded to make two films. First, the science-fiction epic Dune (1984), which proved to be a critical and commercial failure, and then a neo-noir crime film, Blue Velvet (1986), which was highly critically acclaimed. Proceeding to create his own television series with Mark Frost, the highly popular murder mystery Twin Peaks (1990–1992), he also created a cinematic prequel, Fire Walk With Me (1992), a road movie, Wild at Heart (1990), and a family film, The Straight Story (1999) in the same period. Turning further towards surrealist filmmaking, three of his following films worked on "dream logic" non-linear narrative structures, Lost Highway (1997), Mulholland Drive (2001) and Inland Empire (2006). Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, for his films The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, and also received a screenplay Academy Award nomination for The Elephant Man. Lynch has twice won France's César Award for Best Foreign Film, as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival. The French government awarded him the Legion of Honor, the country's top civilian honor, as a Chevalier in 2002 and then an Officier in 2007, while that same year, The Guardian described Lynch as "the most important director of this era". Allmovie called him "the Renaissance man of modern American filmmaking", whilst the success of his films have led to him being labelled "the first popular Surrealist".
Known For Directing
Most Rating 12.1
Birthday 1946-01-20
Place of Birth Missoula, Montana, USA
Also Known As 데이빗 린치, デイヴィッド・リンチ,
David Lynch: 1985
2005

David Lynch: 1985

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

Zelly & Me
1988

Zelly & Me

I Don't Know Jack
2002

I Don't Know Jack

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Destination Dune
1984

Destination Dune

The Amputee
1974

The Amputee

The Fabelmans
2022

The Fabelmans

Inland Empire
2006

Inland Empire

Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
1994

Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff

Side by Side
2012

Side by Side

Mysteries of Love
2002

Mysteries of Love

Lynch/Oz
2023

Lynch/Oz

The Way of Samodelkin
2009

The Way of Samodelkin

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Nadja
1994

Nadja

Curtains Up
2018

Curtains Up

Eraserhead Stories
2001

Eraserhead Stories

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
2004

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

Night Flight: Born Again
2016

Night Flight: Born Again

BlueBob Egg
2004

BlueBob Egg

Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017

Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

Edge of Outside
2006

Edge of Outside

Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A.
2007

Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A.

The Soul Detective

The Soul Detective

Boat
2007

Boat

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
2003

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

Brand: A Second Coming
2015

Brand: A Second Coming

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
2001

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

It's a Beautiful World
2014

It's a Beautiful World

Sailing with Bushnell Keeler
1967

Sailing with Bushnell Keeler

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

Plankton Salesmen
2017

Plankton Salesmen

No Frank in Lumberton
1988

No Frank in Lumberton

Made in the USA
1993

Made in the USA

The Elephant Man
1980

The Elephant Man

Out Yonder — Neighbor Boy
2007

Out Yonder — Neighbor Boy

This Is Sparklehorse
2016

This Is Sparklehorse

What Is Cinema?
2013

What Is Cinema?

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

My Beautiful Broken Brain
2014

My Beautiful Broken Brain

Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com
2007

Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com

Lucky
2017

Lucky

David Lynch: The Art Life
2017

David Lynch: The Art Life

Blue Velvet Revisited
2016

Blue Velvet Revisited

Shadows of Paradise
2016

Shadows of Paradise

On Meditation
2016

On Meditation

Heart Beat
1980

Heart Beat

The Music of David Lynch
2016

The Music of David Lynch

Great Directors
2009

Great Directors

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

Le son de Lynch
2007

Le son de Lynch

A Slice of Lynch
2007

A Slice of Lynch

The Short Films of David Lynch
2002

The Short Films of David Lynch

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Lynch (one)
2007

Lynch (one)

Lynch 2
2007

Lynch 2

The Black Ghiandola
2017

The Black Ghiandola

2012: Time for Change
2010

2012: Time for Change

David Wants to Fly
2010

David Wants to Fly

Lamp
2003

Lamp

La Traversée du désir
2009

La Traversée du désir

Rocksteppy
2017

Rocksteppy

Along for the Ride
2016

Along for the Ride

WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017

WHAT DID JACK DO?

I Know Catherine, The Log Lady

I Know Catherine, The Log Lady

Early Experiments
2008

Early Experiments

Hollyshorts Greeting
2008

Hollyshorts Greeting

Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008
2008

Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008

Out Yonder — Chicken
2007

Out Yonder — Chicken

Out Yonder — Teeth
2007

Out Yonder — Teeth

Dune
1984

Dune

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

The 8th Floor
2014

The 8th Floor

Between Two Worlds
2014

Between Two Worlds

Meditation Creativity Peace
2012

Meditation Creativity Peace

Girlfriend's Day
2017

Girlfriend's Day

Memory Film
2012

Memory Film

Peixe Vermelho
2009

Peixe Vermelho

Hollywood Mavericks
1990

Hollywood Mavericks

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
2008

Elvis | Viva Las Vegas

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Crítico
2008

Crítico

David Lynch: Don't Look at Me
1989

David Lynch: Don't Look at Me

Ruth, Roses, and Revolver
1987

Ruth, Roses, and Revolver

The Reality of Truth
2016

The Reality of Truth

The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
1998

The A-Z of Separating People from their Money

Professor Goudet's Lessons
2013

Professor Goudet's Lessons

When Lynch Met Lucas
2010

When Lynch Met Lucas

Rammstein in Amerika
2015

Rammstein in Amerika

Does That Hurt You?
2003

Does That Hurt You?

Ångesthunden och Malmö under vatten
2011

Ångesthunden och Malmö under vatten

Brunes et Blondes
2010

Brunes et Blondes

Meeting the Beatles in India
2020

Meeting the Beatles in India

In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999

In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story

The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed
2002

The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

L'Image Originelle - David Lynch
2019

L'Image Originelle - David Lynch

Moby Doc
2021

Moby Doc

Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
2014

Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

Tell It Martin
2017

Tell It Martin

The Polish Accountant
2017

The Polish Accountant

The Number of Completion
2017

The Number of Completion

See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017

See You on the Other Side Dear Friend

Bad Binoculars
2017

Bad Binoculars

Two Blue Balls
2017

Two Blue Balls

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

Behind the Red Curtain
2017

Behind the Red Curtain

A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017

A Pot of Boiling Oil

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
2017

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017

A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

A Fall from Grace
2020

A Fall from Grace

Tell It Martin
2017

Tell It Martin

Two Blue Balls
2017

Two Blue Balls

The Number of Completion
2017

The Number of Completion

Bad Binoculars
2017

Bad Binoculars

See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017

See You on the Other Side Dear Friend

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
2017

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth

The Polish Accountant
2017

The Polish Accountant

A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017

A Pot of Boiling Oil