Mulholland Drive15

Directed by David Lynch | USA | 2001 | 2h 27m | Starring Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates, Robert Forster

Blonde newcomer Betty Elms has just arrived in Hollywood, full of hope and dreams of becoming a movie star. Her plans take an unexpected turn when she meets a mysterious brunette suffering from amnesia. As the two women try to uncover the stranger’s identity, a young film director faces disturbing obstacles while casting his new project. David Lynch’s haunting portrait of Los Angeles is a modern classic – a neo-noir trip through Hollywood’s dark underbelly exploring love, jealousy, and revenge.

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Reviews

‘Mulholland Drive is pure cinema – a gorgeous, noir-narcotic loop of heartbreak in the “dream place” of Los Angeles.’
★★★★★
Danny Leigh, The FT

‘It is an explosively sexy love story, rocket-fuelled with vanity and cruelty.’
★★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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