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LOST HIGHWAY

1997 FR HMDB
January 15, 1997

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

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Production: Tom Sternberg (Producer)Mary Sweeney (Producer)Deepak Nayar (Producer)
Screenplay: Barry Gifford (Writer)David Lynch (Writer)
Music: Angelo Badalamenti (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Peter Deming (Director of Photography)

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Antonluigi Pecchia aka Pax
The Verdict

Fred Madison, a saxophonist who has been receiving videotapes from a mysterious individual depicting his private life for some time, is accused of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, but he remembers absolutely nothing about the murder. While in prison, Fred suddenly undergoes an identity change and becomes the mechanic Pete.

Fred Madison, a saxophonist who has been receiving videotapes from a mysterious individual depicting his private life for some time, is accused of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, but he remembers absolutely nothing about the murder. While in prison, Fred suddenly undergoes an identity change and becomes the mechanic Pete. Once out of prison, Pete starts a love affair with a criminal's lover. It is practically impossible to explain the plot of this film precisely and completely, it is just events that have neither beginning nor end, a succession of events where nothing is as it seems and nothing is obvious, which capture the viewer and take them into a whirlwind of strange sensations to understand, even just to think about, but which nevertheless fascinate the viewer. It is very difficult to talk about this film. "Lost Highway" is one of the least linear (as a plot) and most fascinating films by David Lynch, a director who has made quite a few non-linear films, but in this one, narrative linearity does not exist at all. Not boring at all, although there is the absence of a real plot, the film keeps the viewer glued to the seat without moving, there are moments of fear but the director does not use the usual technique used by other directors to "make the viewer jump out of their seat". Excellent is the performance of Robert Blake who plays the guide of this film, but leaves us in total confusion following the "Lost Highway" described by the director, but also excellent is the performance of Patricia Arquette who plays two roles in this film (but the director does not specify this and it could be the same character). This "Lost Highway" is one of the films (the best along with "Mulholland Drive") that consecrate Lynch as one of the best directors of these times (and not only) who differentiates himself from other directors with a particular technique and especially for the various sensations he manages to evoke in the viewer during the viewing of one of his films. I recommend it to everyone, in fact, it is mandatory for all horror fans, the director, and not only. Description of "Lost Highway" in just two words: masterpiece. Must-see.
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Where can I watch Lost Highway in streaming?

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How long is Lost Highway?

Lost Highway runs 135 minutes.

When did Lost Highway come out?

Lost Highway was released in 1997.

Who directed Lost Highway?

Lost Highway was directed by David Lynch.

What rating does Lost Highway have?

The HorrorCult editors give Lost Highway 5.0 skulls out of 5, from a single review.

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COMMUNITY REVIEWS (2)

Jeff_34

Lynch's Masterpiece.

This is my favorite Lynch films, hands down.

First saw it in a theatre and the film's lighting was so weird and disorienting that at times you weren't sure if there was some weird exterior light source hitting the screen. Uber weird.

More twist and turns than the highway itself :P

For sure it's fun to try and nail down exactly what happened but IMHO it's a little more fun not to know - each time you rewatch it you might see/think/feel something different.

JPV852

JPV852

8 /10

Another mindf*** from David Lynch has some great visuals and once I did some research afterward, some of it actually makes sense, though while watching there plenty wtf moments. Not sure I love it or not but appreciate many elements. 3.75/5

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