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Lost Highway is a 1997 film directed by David Lynch. It is arguably an example of contemporary film noir. Lynch also co-wrote the script together with Barry Gifford ; the soundtrack is by Angelo Badalamenti. Throughout the film, Lynch is constantly trying to push the physical properties of celluloid to their limits, giving the film a unique look. Dealing with the fallibility of human memory, the film is to most a confusing but unforgettable experience. Infamously, the film received "two thumbs down" from Siskel and Ebert - though Lynch used this to his advantage by claiming it was "two good reasons to go and see Lost Highway". #REDIRECT Spoiler
The film's makers have compared the structure of the film to a Möbius strip.
A little more helpful is David Lynch's comment in the screenplay that the story is about a murderer with multiple personalities, told from the different points of view of these personalities. The plot of the film becomes less incomprehensible if much of it is seen as a
failed wish-fulfillment dream by the protagonist in which he tries to suppress his memories of what he has done.
1 Comparisons
This use of dreams, memories and flashbacks is very similar to Lynch's later Mulholland Drive.
While much less surreal than Lynch films, Christopher Nolan's Memento also deals with the fallibility of memory.
2 Notable cast
- Bill Pullman as Fred Madison
- Patricia Arquette as Renee Madison/Alice Wakefield
- Robert Blake as Mystery Man
- Robert Loggia as Dick Laurent/Mr Eddy
- Balthazar Getty as Pete Dayton
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3 Soundtrack
The soundtrackGenerally speaking, the term soundtrack refers to the recorded sound in a motion picture. In terms of film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. The term soundtrack is also commonly used to refer to features a number of contributions from (consistent Lynch collaborator) Angelo Badalamenti, Barry Adamson , and Trent ReznorMichael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965 in Mercer, Pennsylvania), better known as Trent Reznor is the creative force behind the band Nine Inch Nails. He releases his albums under his own record label, Nothing Records. He currently lives in New Orleans.. Also appearing are tracks from David BowieDavid Robert Jones (born January 8, 1947), better known as David Bowie is a profoundly influential British rock and roll musician, actor and artist, from the 1960s to the present. Early Years Bowie was born in Brixton, an area of London, but grew up in th, Nine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails NI the second "N" is flipped horizontally on album cover art) was formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 as an industrial rock band. History The founder of the band, Trent Reznor, is its principal member and does most of the work on Nine Inch N, The Smashing Pumpkins, Lou Reed, Marilyn Manson, and Rammstein.
