Mulholland Dr. (2001)

Note Générale:

8,0/10   

Réalisateur:

David Lynch

Scénariste (WGA):

David Lynch (written by)

Date de sortie:

26 octobre 2001 (Canada)

Genre:

Fantasy | Mystère | Romance | Thriller

Accroche:

A Love Story In The City Of Dreams

Intrigue:

After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Amnesia | California | Hollywood | Director

Récompenses:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 33 wins & 30 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

David Lynch, The Blue-Haired Muse and Master of the Macabre

Ensemble

Naomi Watts	...	Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn
Laura Harring	...	Rita (as Laura Elena Harring)
Ann Miller	...	Catherine 'Coco' Lenoix
Dan Hedaya	...	Vincenzo Castigliane
Justin Theroux	...	Adam Kesher
Brent Briscoe	...	Detective Neal Domgaard
Robert Forster	...	Detective Harry McKnight
Katharine Towne	...	Cynthia Jenzen
Lee Grant	...	Louise Bonner
Scott Coffey	...	Wilkins
Billy Ray Cyrus	...	Gene
Chad Everett	...	Jimmy Katz
Rita Taggart	...	Linney James
James Karen	...	Wally Brown
Lori Heuring	...	Lorraine Kesher
Angelo Badalamenti	...	Luigi Castigliani
Michael Des Barres	...	Billy Deznutz
Marcus Graham	...	Vincent Darby
Missy Crider	...	Waitress at Winkies (Diane / Betty) (as Melissa Crider)
Robert Katims	...	Ray Hott
Jeanne Bates	...	Irene
Dan Birnbaum	...	Irene's Companion at Airport
Randall Wulff	...	Limo Driver (as Scott Wulff)
Maya Bond	...	Ruth Elms
Patrick Fischler	...	Dan
Michael Cooke	...	Herb
Bonnie Aarons	...	Bum
Michael J. Anderson	...	Mr. Roque
Joseph Kearney	...	Roque's Manservant
Enrique Buelna	...	Back of Head Man
Richard Mead	...	Hairy-Armed Man
Sean Everett	...	Cab Driver at LAX (as Sean E. Markland)
Daniel Rey	...	Valet Attendant
David Schroeder	...	Robert Smith
Tom Morris	...	Espresso Man
Melissa George	...	Camilla Rhodes
Matt Gallini	...	Castigliane Limo Driver
Mark Pellegrino	...	Joe Messing
Vincent Castellanos	...	Ed
Diane Nelson	...	Heavy-Set Woman killed By Messing
Charles Croughwell	...	Vacuum Man killed By Messing (as Charlie Croughwell)
Rena Riffel	...	Laney
Tad Horino	...	Taka
Tony Longo	...	Kenny
Geno Silva	...	Cookie Park Hotel Manager / Club Silencio M.C.
Monty Montgomery	...	Cowboy (as Lafayette Montgomery)
Kate Forster	...	Martha Johnson
Wayne Grace	...	Bob Brooker
Michele Hicks	...	Nicki Pelazza
Lisa K. Ferguson	...	Julie Chadwick (as Lisa Ferguson)
William Ostrander	...	2nd Assistant Director
Elizabeth Lackey	...	Carol
Brian Beacock	...	Backup Singer #1
Blake Lindsley	...	Backup Singer #2
Adrien Curry	...	Backup Singer #3
Tyrah M. Lindsey	...	Backup Singer #4
Michael D. Weatherred	...	Hank (as Michael Weatherred)
Michael Fairman	...	Jason
Johanna Stein	...	Woman in #12
Richard Green	...	Bondar
Conte Candoli	...	Club Silencio Trumpet Player (as Conti Condoli)
Cori Glazer	...	Blue-Haired Lady in balcony seat at Club Silencio
Rebekah Del Rio	...	Herself
Lyssie Powell	...	Blond in Bed (Corpse) in #17
Kimberly Clever	...	Dancer
Joshua Collazo	...	Dancer
David Frutos	...	Dancer
Peter Loggins	...	Dancer
Theresa Salazar	...	Dancer
Thea Samuels	...	Dancer
Christian Thompson	...	Dancer
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Jehshua Barnes	...	Young actor (uncredited)
Elina Madison	...	Starlet (uncredited)
Desi Singh	...	First Cab Driver (uncredited)

Réalisé par
David Lynch

Scénaristes (WGA)
David Lynch		(written by)

Produit par
Pierre Edelman	....	executive producer
Neal Edelstein	....	producer
Joyce Eliason	....	co-producer
Tony Krantz	....	producer
Michael Polaire	....	producer
Alain Sarde	....	producer
Mary Sweeney	....	producer
John Wentworth	....	co-producer

Musique originale
Angelo Badalamenti

Image
Peter Deming

Montage
Mary Sweeney

Distribution des rôles
Johanna Ray

Création des décors
Jack Fisk

Direction artistique
Peter Jamison

Décorateur de plateau
Josh Fifarek
Barbara Haberecht

Création des costumes
Amy Stofsky

Maquillage
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects artist
Martin Christopher	....	additional makeup artist
Selina Jayne	....	key makeup artist
Patricia Miller	....	key hair stylist (as Patty Miller)
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects artist (as Greg Nicotero)
Emjay Olson	....	hair department head: additional photography shoot
Julie Pearce	....	makeup department head
Katherine Rees	....	hair stylist
Malanie J. Romero	....	assistant makeup artist (as Malanie Romero)
Randy Westgate	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Julie M. Anderson	....	production supervisor
Spike Allison Hooper	....	post-production supervisor
Michael Polaire	....	unit production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Scott Cameron	....	first assistant director
John T. Churchill	....	second assistant director
Mark Cotone	....	first assistant director
David Fudge	....	second assistant director
Michael Risoli	....	second second assistant director

Département Art
Wade Bailey	....	painter
Alan Baptiste	....	set dresser
Earl Benton	....	paint foreman
Paul Blizzard	....	propmaker
Ken Booker	....	set dresser
Kinney Booker	....	set dresser
Tony Bridgers	....	propmaker
Patrick Butcher	....	propmaker
David T. Cannon	....	propmaker foreman (as Dave Cannon)
Johnny D. Culley	....	assistant property master
James N. Delaplane	....	head paint foreman (as James Delaplane)
Laura J. DeRosa	....	construction buyer
Joe Elvington	....	labor foreman
William Ermi	....	painter
Sean Everett	....	property master (as Sean E. Markland)
Mariano Fernández	....	propmaker
Chris Fielding	....	set dresser
Jon Jacob Funk	....	painter
Steve A. Hagberg	....	construction coordinator (as Steve Hagberg)
Hugh Hanna	....	foreman
Scott Herbertson	....	set designer
Peter Jehle	....	propmaker
Mauricio Jimenez	....	propmaker
Gene Kelly	....	propmaker
Steven Kerlagon	....	head paint foreman (as Steve Kerlagon)
Thomas D. Krausz	....	construction foreman
David Lawrence	....	labor foreman
Randlett King Lawrence	....	general foreman (as Randy Lawrence)
Kimberly Leonard	....	set dresser
David B. Long	....	propmaker gang boss (as David Long)
Jonathan Melvoin	....	propmaker (as Jon Melvoin)
Troy Parker	....	propmaker
Steve Powell	....	propmaker
Ric Rawlins	....	painter (as Rick Rawlins)
Michael Robinson	....	propmaker
Keith Sale	....	set dresser
Jerry Schultz	....	propmaker/gangboss
Donald Spencer	....	propmaker
Samuel J. Tell	....	set dresser (as Sammy Tell)
Thomas Traugott	....	lead man
Bobby L. Vaughn	....	toolman (as Bobby Vaughn)
Josh Webb	....	set dresser
Robert N. Williams	....	propmaker (as Robert Williams)
Rebecca Young	....	art department coordinator
Todd Young	....	construction coordinator
Jon Neill	....	props: Prop & Custom Inc. (uncredited)
Jim Wallis	....	set designer (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Bryan Arenas	....	second re-recording engineer
Susan Cahill	....	adr recordist (as Susan Gamsaragan)
Paul Timothy Carden	....	adr supervisor (as Paul Carden)
Paul Timothy Carden	....	foley editor (as Paul Carden)
Ronald Eng	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Ron Eng)
Ronald Eng	....	supervising sound editor (as Ron Eng)
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	dialogue predub mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Gordon	....	dialogue editor
Randall Guth	....	assistant sound editor (as Randy Guth)
Daniel S. Irwin	....	dialogue editor (as Daniel Irwin)
Kevin Kubota	....	boom operator
David Lynch	....	sound designer
David Lynch	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Munroe	....	additional boom operator
John Neff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ed Novick	....	production sound mixer (as Edward Novick)
Rocky Quiroz	....	utility sound person
Susumu Tokunow	....	production sound mixer
James Wright	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as James E. Wright)
Jirí Zobac	....	sound engineer
James Bailey	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Philip Bartko	....	special effects foreman
Jason Collins	....	set supervisor: KNB Effects Group
Gary D'Amico	....	special effects coordinator
David Domeyer	....	special effects foreman
Chiz Hasegawa	....	coordinator: KNB EFX Group

Visual Effects
Minky Billups	....	visual effects compositor
Scott Billups	....	visual effects supervisor
David M. Blum	....	digital artist
Rice Casenas	....	digital artist
Tim Cutt	....	digital artist
Adam Hawkey	....	digital artist (as Adam S. Hawkey)
Jeff McLean	....	digital artist
Christopher Grandel	....	trailer digital effects, Howard Anderson Company (uncredited)

Cascadeur
Brian Avery	....	stunts
Joni Avery	....	stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunt double: Lorraine
Charles Croughwell	....	stunt coordinator (as Charlie Croughwell)
Corey Michael Eubanks	....	stunts (as Corey Eubanks)
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Janie Liszewski	....	stunts (as Jamie Liszewski)
Billy Morts	....	stunts
Gail Luane Munian	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunt double: Adam
Dana Reed	....	stunts
Scott Sproule	....	stunts
Sonny Tipton	....	stunts
Xuyen Valdivia	....	stunts
Ryan Wilder	....	stunts

Caméra et Département Electrique
Arthur Brandenberg	....	grip
Cynthia Bystrak	....	best boy grip
Bruce Carothers	....	grip
Tim Collins	....	best boy grip
Lisa K. Ferguson	....	second assistant camera (as Lisa Ferguson)
Tommy 'Hooper' Flanagan	....	grip (as Tom Flanagan)
Todd Griffith	....	grip
Lisa Guerriero	....	additional second assistant camera
Allan Heindl	....	grip
Rick Herres	....	rigging key grip (as Richard Herres)
William H. Hobson	....	dolly grip (as William Hobson)
Michael Hoffer	....	key grip
Paul Hughen	....	camera operator
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator
Dennis M. Kuneff	....	rigging best boy (as Dennis Kuneff)
Michael LaViolette	....	chief lighting technician
Ken Longbella	....	lighting technician (as Ken Longballa)
Steven Mann	....	Steadicam assistant
Steve Man	....	Steadicam first assistant camera
Trip Morey III	....	camera loader (as Trip Morey)
Melissa Moseley	....	still photographer
Rafael Peregrina	....	grip
Scott Andrew Ressler	....	first assistant camera
Mark Sadler	....	lighting technician
Eric Sandlin	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Pablo Santiago-Brandwein	....	grip (as Pablo Santiago)
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator
Philip Sloan	....	key grip (as Phillip Sloan)
Cliff Sperry	....	dolly grip
Penny Sprague	....	additional first assistant camera
George Sugar	....	lighting technician
Mark Vollmer	....	grip
Paul Wilkowsky	....	grip
David Wexler	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Département Casting
Mary Jane Fendler	....	casting associate
Chris Gray	....	extras casting
Jessica Vogl	....	casting assistant
Vivienne Williamson	....	extras casting assistant (as Vivienne MacLeod-Williamson)

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Lucinda Campbell	....	costume supervisor
Daniel Dirks	....	costumer (as Dan Dirks)
Courtney Fowles	....	costumer
Bethany Gauthier	....	costumer
Cheri Reed	....	costume supervisor
Durinda Wood	....	additional costume designer

Dpartement Editorial
Arash Ayrom	....	first assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Brian Johnson	....	associate editor
Christine Kim	....	second assistant editor
Mato	....	color timer
Hilary Schroeder	....	first assistant editor
Richard Schwartz	....	assistant editor

Département Musique
Angelo Badalamenti	....	conductor
Milt Buckner	....	musician
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	....	orchestra
Stepán Konícek	....	conductor: Prague (as Stepan Konicek)
David Lynch	....	composer: additional music
John Neff	....	composer: additional music
John Neff	....	music editor
Bill Post	....	composer: additional music
Doree Post	....	composer: additional music

Département Transport
Steven Birds	....	driver (as Steve Birds)
Stephan Brooks	....	driver
Lonnie Craig	....	driver
Edith Ewing	....	driver
Mickey Guinn	....	driver
Christian Hagele	....	driver
Larry Hardman	....	driver
Marlo Hellerstein	....	transportation captain
John Jarvis	....	driver
Peter Mandel	....	driver (as Pete Mandel)
Lawrence Markham	....	driver
Vern McKinney	....	driver
James A. Murphy	....	driver (as Jim Murphy)
Russel Overstreet	....	driver (as Russell Overstreet)
Michael Ralph Price	....	driver (as Mike Price)
Richard Reedy	....	driver
Mike Riportella	....	transportation captain
Lowell D. Smith	....	driver (as Lowell Smith)
Paul Stanbrough	....	driver
Mike Stevens	....	driver
Danny L. Swanson	....	driver (as Dan Swanson)
David Teasley	....	driver (as Dave Teasley)
Allan Yamauchi	....	transportation coordinator

Divers
Hilary Adahms	....	stand-in: Ms. Watts (as Hilary Adams)
Joe Basile	....	set production assistant
Angela Bright	....	intern
Luis Brito	....	catering chef
John T. Churchill	....	on-set assistant: David Lynch (as John Churchill)
Sean Coffey	....	apprentice
Hugo Cortez	....	assistant chef
Erik Crary	....	assistant: Mary Sweeney and Neal Edelstein
John Daud	....	location production assistant
Julie Duvic	....	location manager
Robb Earnest	....	production coordinator
Rachel Florian	....	production assistant
Rachael Lin Gallaghan	....	production assistant
Cori Glazer	....	script supervisor
Joe Hanna	....	catering chef
Patrick G. Ingram	....	set medic
Jay Johnson	....	title designer: main titles
Jay Johnson	....	main title design
Damiana Kamishin	....	production assistant
Susan Kong	....	assistant accountant
Kristi Lake	....	production executive
Paxon Malloy	....	set production assistant
Steve Marques	....	payroll services
Holly McGovern	....	assistant: Mary Sweeney and Neal Edelstein
Tom McGuire	....	production consultant
David McKimmie	....	production coordinator
Jill Meyers	....	additional legal consultant
Jessica Milhollin	....	production secretary
Christopher Miller	....	location manager
Dan Muscarella	....	technical services
Azalia O'Neal	....	set medic
Gaye Pope	....	executive assistant: David Lynch
Jean Quay	....	set medic
Racer Rangel	....	key set production assistant
Robin Ritter	....	stand-in: Ms. Harring
Jim Roberts	....	set medic
Jason Scheunemann	....	on-set assistant: David Lynch
Sharlene D. Simmons	....	craft service (as Sharlene Simmons)
Mike Sudrow	....	weapons specialist
Damon Tinker	....	production assistant
Mic Tomasi	....	stand-in: Mr. Theroux (as Mick Tomasi)
Doug Towne	....	production accountant
Grant Tucker	....	assistant accountant
Carson Turner	....	assistant location manager
Joshua Vancil	....	production assistant
Maury Wray	....	assistant: Michael Polaire
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator
Nathalie Radovic	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)

Merci
Barbara Orbison	....	special thanks
Jennifer Syme	....	dedicatee

Companies de production

• Les Films Alain Sarde
• Asymmetrical Productions
• Babbo Inc.
• Canal+
• The Picture Factory (original version)

Distributeurs

• Bac Films (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2003) (France) (DVD)
• 01 Distribuzione (2001) (Italy) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2002) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• TVA Films (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• TVA International (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (video)
• Alfa Films (Argentina)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (Germany) (DVD) (retail)
• EuroVideo (Germany) (DVD) (rental)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Europafilm AS (Norway)
• Optimum Releasing (2007) (UK) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Pathé Distribution (UK)
• Prooptiki (Greece)
• Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Triangelfilm
• United King Films
• Vértigo Films (Spain)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Catalyst FX (additional visual effects)
• Electric Sandbox Productions (visual effects)
• K.N.B. Effects Group (make-up effects)

Autres Companies

• Axium Payroll Services  payroll services
• Barrandov Studios  music recording facility
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Digital Sound and Picture  adr recording facilities
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Smécky Studios  music recording facility (as Studio Smecky)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Mulholland Drive (France) (UK) (USA) (closing credits title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some strong sexuality.

Durée:

147 min

Pays:

France | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Classification:

Singapore:R21 (cut) | Iceland:16 | Italy:T | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Ireland:15 | Israel:16 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #37982)

Lieux de tournage:

7400 West Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Société:

Les Films Alain Sarde

Anecdotes:

Although commonly mistaken for "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Jan Vermeer, the painting inside the apartment of Betty's aunt is actually a painting by Guido Reni entitled "Beatrice Cenci".

Goofs:

Equipe ou équipement visible: In the shot of the dark colored car with the two men in suits driving by the apartment complex right before Betty Elms leaves for her audition (1:13:23), for a moment the top of the camera is reflected in the bottom part of the car's rear window.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Rita: What are you doing? We don't stop here.

Connexions:

Référencé sur The Year of the Rat (2003) (V)

Bande son:

Sixteen Reasons

David Lynch, The Blue-Haired Muse and Master of the Macabre

Spoiler Alert - although this is a plot almost as impossible to spoil as it is to completely explain.

'Mulholland Drive' is by far the most successful expression of David Lynch's cinematographic style and vision since the first season of his 'Twin Peaks' TV series. As Lynch enthusiasts know, his is a style and vision uniquely blended from film noir, horror movies, surrealism, and parapsychology – with a healthy dose of postmodern self-consciousness and black humor thrown in for good measure. All these elements are richly at work in 'Mulholland Drive,' making for a riveting, hair-raising, and highly satisfying film experience – especially if one does not become overly obsessed with trying to make all the plot pieces fit into a logical, mystery-unraveling whole.

The film features wonderful performances by Naomi Watts and Laura Harring in the lead roles of young women whose lives intersect in various ways amid a Hollywood setting that is itself an hallucinated blend of contemporary reality, retro '50s nostalgia, and satirical self-aggrandizement. Their seemingly random initial meeting occurs after the film's opening scene, in which Harring's character escapes an attempt on her life thanks to a fortuitous, not to mention horrific, automobile accident. Staggering down the hillside from Mulholland Drive to Sunset Boulevard (the two most archetypal of Hollywood thoroughfares), she finds her way to the very apartment that Betty (Naomi Watts) is about to sublet from her 'Aunt Ruth,' a purportedly successful actress who is off to Canada to begin a new movie. As we later learn, Betty had herself arrived from Deep River, Ontario, shortly after winning a jitterbug contest.

A highly energetic and stylized flashback to the contest forms one of two pre-credit prologue sequences that frame Betty's descent from the clichéd would-be-starlet's bright-eyed innocence to the debauched madness of spurned lover and going nowhere bit-part actress. Unable to remember her own name, the Harring character adopts the name 'Rita' from a movie poster for the film noir classic 'Gilda' that adorns Aunt Ruth's apartment. (Actually, it turns out Aunt Ruth has long since deceased and whose apartment we're really in is a good question to be resolved in future viewings.) Anyway, Betty determines to help Rita find out what happened and to discover the source of the rolls of cash and a mysterious blue key that the women find in Rita's purse. The two women begin to piece together clues that would seem to lead to Rita's true identity. They also, by the way, become lovers, at one point radiating such an incendiary chemistry that I cannot recall its equal in mainstream treatments of Lesbian lover affairs (if a Lynch movie can ever be designated 'mainstream').

At the local Winkies restaurant (a recurring location fraught with dream-like significance behind its grubby realistic facade), Rita's attention is caught by a waitress's name-tag reading 'Diane.' This leads her to a recollection of someone named 'Diane Selwyn,' whose apartment the two women soon visit and, at Betty's insistence, break into. I won't reveal what they find within, but suffice it to say the scene is rendered with vintage Lynchian creepiness. Subsequently, Rita wakes in night sweats speaking Spanish and hurrying Betty to an all-night magic show/theater called 'Silencio,' where the arts of illusion and lip/instrumental- syncing are practiced with manic intensity and where the Blue- Haired Lady, as she is noted in the end credits, reigns as the presiding Muse. Framed by the blue-lit, red-curtained Silencio Theatre, the blue-haired lady occupies the last shot in the film, perhaps a symbol for the controlling artistic imagination – rather like Steven's "man with the blue guitar" as filtered through bad- drug surrealism.

During the Silencio sequence, and as Rebekah Del Rio cameo lip-syncs her own powerful Spanish rendition of Roy Orbison's 'Crying'), a shattering epiphany occurs when Betty opens her own purse to discover a blue box with a keyhole that obviously matches the key in Rita's purse. Even if we do not delve too deeply into the Freudian sexual symbolism of purses, the moment is a singularly Hitchcockian one in that the matching of the key and box leads to a complete inversion of what we thought we knew and into a whole new set of character relationships and meanings. Not the least of these reversals is the discovery that Betty is the sought-for Diane Selwyn and the spurned lover of Camilla Rhodes (i.e. Rita). Camilla in turn is a Latin femme fatale movie star to whom Diane is indebted for the few minor roles she has managed to secure and, more significantly, to whom she is emotionally subjugated.

After these and other discoveries in the last third of the film, the problem of accounting for the first two thirds of the movie is not so straightforwardly resolved as in 'Vertigo.' While bits and pieces of imagery and dialog suggest that much, if not all, of the earlier material is projected and displaced from the fevered subconscious of Diane herself, other bits and pieces suggest the perhaps supernatural intervention of a cast of characters drawing direct inspiration from 'Twin Peaks,' including Michael J. Anderson reprising his unearthly dwarfish powers and a Bob- variant who hangs out behind Winkies and is the ultimate repository for the blue box and its id-like associations.

However one fits the pieces together, though, the whole of 'Mulholland Drive' is much greater – and more mysterious – than the sum of its parts. Lynch takes us on a wonderfully inventive, provocative, and pleasurably disturbing mind trip. What's more, the film's cinematography is stunning, the soundtrack filled with evocative atmospherics, the acting superb, and the directing /editing masterful. This may well have been the unacknowledged Best Picture of 2001 among major American releases.