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Posted by Harmonia on July 14, 2002 at 12:40:02

In Reply to: Is Mulholland Drive better than Lost Highway? posted by TA on July 14, 2002 at 00:49:45:

Lost Highway is perhaps a bit underrated. Same territory, but LH less successfully plays out similar obsessions and dream states than Mullholland Drive. MH to me is a much more compelling piece of cinema, despite (maybe because of) all the peculiariaties of its genesis. (It was a rejected TV pilot, production stopped and then restarted as a feature film.) The decadence and delusion of Hollywood dovetails quite fascinatingly with the characters' delusions and deceptions (kinda like The Player on LSD) and its dramtic structure builds more intensity than LH. Lost Highway fizzles around 2/3 the way through for me and never recaptures momentum.

I'd say Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive are Lynch's best films, along with The Elephant Man.

The best analysis of MH I've seen is Jonathan Valin's in TPV. Excellent analysis that I won't repeat here. But if you're curious what Lynch was up to in MH , read JV's DVD review - it's really quite good.

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Topic - Is Mulholland Drive better than Lost Highway? - TA 00:49:45 07/14/02 (12)

Re: Yes - David Mester 20:13:21 07/19/02 (0)

Re: Is Mulholland Drive better than Lost Highway? - caa 09:32:12 07/15/02 (4)

Well...it may not be your cuppa... - Harmonia 11:53:17 07/15/02 (3)

Re: Well...it may not be your cuppa... - caa 07:19:38 07/16/02 (0)

Re: Well...it may not be your cuppa... - caa 07:17:15 07/16/02 (0)

Re: Well...it may not be your cuppa... - caa 07:16:19 07/16/02 (0)

Mulholland Highway is garbage. Roger Ebert is on the take. - Duilawyer 22:09:06 07/14/02 (2)

Maybe he just likes a lot of movies... - Harmonia 22:32:04 07/14/02 (1)

Eraserhead was GREAT. Great fun. - Duilawyer 23:56:58 07/14/02 (0)

Much better...although... - Harmonia 12:40:02 07/14/02 (2)

Re: Ques: What is "TPV?" Thanks. (nt) - George M 12:55:24 07/14/02 (1)

So sorry - The Perfect Vision... - Harmonia 22:35:17 07/14/02 (0)

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Much better...although... - Harmonia 12:40:02 07/14/02 (2)

Re: Ques: What is "TPV?" Thanks. (nt) - George M 12:55:24 07/14/02 (1)

So sorry - The Perfect Vision... - Harmonia 22:35:17 07/14/02 (0)

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