Inland Empire (2006)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.1/10   

Réalisateur:

David Lynch

Scénariste (WGA):

David Lynch (written by)

Release Date:

7 février 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drame | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

Accroche:

A Woman In Trouble

Plot:

An actress's perception of reality becomes increasingly distorted as she finds herself falling for her co-star in a remake of an unfinished Polish production that was supposedly cursed.

Plot Keywords:

Actress | Hollywood | Hypnotism | Cult Favorite | Film Camera

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Very disappointed

Ensemble

Laura Dern	...	Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
Jeremy Irons	...	Kingsley Stewart
Justin Theroux	...	Devon Berk / Billy Side
Karolina Gruszka	...	Lost Girl
Jan Hencz	...	Janek (as Jan Hench)
Krzysztof Majchrzak	...	Phantom
Grace Zabriskie	...	Visitor #1
Ian Abercrombie	...	Henry the Butler
Karen Baird	...	Servant
Bellina Logan	...	Linda
Amanda Foreman	...	Tracy
Peter J. Lucas	...	Piotrek Król
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Freddie Howard
Cameron Daddo	...	Devon Berk's Manager
Jerry Stahl	...	Devon Berk's Agent
John T. Churchill	...	1st A.D. Chuck Ross (as John Churchill)
Phil DeSanti	...	2nd A.D. Tim Hurst
Chamonix Bosch	...	3rd A.D. Sally Irwin
Sara Glaser	...	Script Supervisor Ellen Thomas
Neil Dickson	...	Producer
Edward St. George	...	Hair Stylist
Diane Ladd	...	Marilyn Levens
Melissa Lowndes	...	Marilyn Levens' Assistant
Marsha Lewis	...	Marilyn Levens' Hair Stylist
Jeremy Alter	...	Stage Manager
William H. Macy	...	Announcer
Austin Jack Lynch	...	Devon Berk's Driver (as Austin Lynch)
Jason Weinberg	...	Nikki Grace's Manager
Heidi Bivens	...	Devon Berk's Wardrobe Assistant
Randy Johnson	...	Studio Security Guard #1
Duncan K. Fraser	...	Studio Security Guard #2
Stanislaw Kazimierz Cybulski	...	Mr. Zydowicz
Henryka Cybulski	...	Mrs. Zydowicz
Julia Ormond	...	Doris Side
Robert Charles Hunter	...	Detective Hutchinson
Ewa Jerzykowski	...	Head Manservant
Scott Andrew Ressler	...	Camera Operator (as Scott Ressler)
Emily Stofle	...	Lanni
Jordan Ladd	...	Terri
Kristen Kerr	...	Lori
Terryn Westbrook	...	Chelsi
Jamie Eifert	...	Sandi
Kat Turner	...	Dori (as Kathryn Turner)
Michelle Renea	...	Kari
Adam Zdunek	...	Man on Street
Erik Crary	...	Mr. K
Wendy Rhodes	...	Salli
Mikhaila Aaseng	...	Tammi
Stanley Kamel	...	Koz Kakawski
Marek Zydowicz	...	Gordy
Michal Korolko	...	Circus Man #1
Kazimierz Suwala	...	Circus Man #2
Alfredo Ponce	...	Circus Man #3
Bryson Lang	...	Circus Man #4
Janusz Hetman	...	Circus Man #5
Michal Stopowski	...	Circus Man #6
Dominiya Grudzka	...	Woman #1
Pawel Kubisiak	...	Man #1
Dominka Biernat	...	Woman #1 (voice) (as Dominika Bievnet)
Marcin Brzozowski	...	Man #1 (voice) (as Brzozowski Marcin)
Scout Alter	...	Billy Side's Son
Alexi Yulish	...	Doctor
Lou Buchignani	...	Billy Side's Butler
Marek Szmigiel	...	Janek's Driver
Mary Steenburgen	...	Visitor #2
Leon Niemczyk	...	Marek
Józef Zbiróg	...	Darek
Marian Stanislawski	...	Franciszek
Charlene Harding	...	Roxi
Suzete Belouin	...	Mandi (as Suzette Belouin)
Lisa Dengler-Eaton	...	Club Dancer
Gail Greaves	...	Bartender
Joseph L. Altruda	...	Bassist (as Joseph Altruda)
Jay P. Work	...	Saxophonist
Dr. William K. McNeil	...	Drummer (as William McNeil)
Carolina Cerisola	...	Club Backstage Girl
Leah Morelli	...	Carolina
Helena Chase	...	Street Person #1
Nae	...	Street Person #2
Terry Crews	...	Street Person #3
Kris Kane	...	Nikki Grace's Wardrobe Assistant
Michelle Clark	...	Make-Up Artist
Brandon Reinhardt	...	Smithy's Son
Tracy Ashton	...	The Marine's Sister
Masuimi Max	...	Niko
Dominiquie Vandenberg	...	Trainyard Worker
Penny Hintz	...	Teacher
Nick 13	...	Archaeologist
Keith Kjarval	...	Lumberjack
Monique Cash	...	Lead Dancer
Latrina Bolger	...	Dancing Girl #1
Fulani Bahati	...	Dancing Girl #2
Ashley Calloway	...	Dancing Girl #3
Erynn Dickerson	...	Dancing Girl #4
Jovonie Leonard	...	Dancing Girl #5
Jennifer Locke	...	Dancing Girl #6
Nastassja Kinski	...	The Lady
Laura Harring	...	Jane Rabbit
Scott Coffey	...	Jack Rabbit (voice)
Naomi Watts	...	Suzie Rabbit (voice)
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Lauran Doverspike	...	The Other Woman (uncredited)
William Maier	...	Karolina's Friend (uncredited)
Greg Marcks	...	TV Cameraman (uncredited)
Weronika Rosati	...	Courtesan (uncredited)
Heidi Schooler	...	Lilli (uncredited)

Réalisé par
David Lynch

Scénaristes (WGA)
David Lynch		(written by)

Produit par
Jay Aaseng	....	associate producer
Jeremy Alter	....	co-producer
Erik Crary	....	associate producer
Laura Dern	....	co-producer
Lukasz Dzieciol	....	assistant line producer: Poland
Piotr Dzieciol	....	line producer: Poland
Janusz Hetman	....	co-producer: Poland
Lucja Kedzior	....	assistant line producer: Poland
David Lynch	....	producer
Ewa Puszczynska	....	executive line producer: Poland
Michal Stopowski	....	co-producer: Poland
Sabrina S. Sutherland	....	associate producer
Kazimierz Suwala	....	co-producer: Poland
Mary Sweeney	....	producer
Marek Zydowicz	....	executive producer: Poland

Image
David Lynch

Montage
David Lynch

Distribution des rôles
Johanna Ray

Direction artistique
Christina Ann Wilson		(as Christina Wilson)

Décorateur de plateau
Melanie Rein

Création des costumes
Karen Baird
Heidi Bivens

Maquillage
Colleen Campbell-Olwell	....	additional makeup artist (as Coleen Campbell-Olwell)
Michelle Clark	....	key makeup artist
Duke Cullen	....	special makeup effects artist
Anna Kieszczynska	....	key makeup artist: Poland
Marsha Lewis	....	hairdresser: Diane Ladd
Tomasz Sielecki	....	key hairdresser: Poland
Edward St. George	....	key hairdresser

Directeur de production
Erik Crary	....	production supervisor
Greg Spence	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Jay Aaseng	....	construction team
Jeremy Alter	....	construction team
Dianne Chadwick	....	art department assistant (as Diane Chadwick)
Erik Crary	....	construction team
Phil DeSanti	....	construction team
John Evans	....	construction team
Grzegorz Gulazdowski	....	property master: Poland
Gretchen Houk	....	assistant set decorator
Dean Hurley	....	construction team
David Kern	....	construction team
Austin Jack Lynch	....	construction team (as Austin Lynch)
David Lynch	....	construction team
Riley Lynch	....	construction team
Josh Mann	....	construction crew
Noriko Miyakawa	....	construction crew
Sara Philpott	....	art department assistant
Alfredo Ponce	....	construction coordinator
Jon Reynolds	....	assistant art director (as Jon Sheppard-Reynolds)
Jon Reynolds	....	construction team (as Jon Sheppard-Reynolds)
Ole Johan Roska	....	construction crew
Bob Schaefer	....	scenic painter
Anna Skarbek	....	assistant art director
Anna Skarbek	....	construction team
Swietlana Slawska	....	set decorator: Poland (as Svietlana Slawska)
Emily Stofle	....	construction team
Kory C. Victor	....	assistant art director
Kory C. Victor	....	construction team (as Kory Victor)
Jonathan Wenstrup	....	construction team
Christina Ann Wilson	....	construction team (as Christina Wilson)
Wojciech Wolniak	....	art director: Poland

Technicien du son
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley walker (as Zane Bruce)
David A. Cohen	....	dialogue editor (as David Cohen)
Ronald Eng	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ronald Eng	....	sound supervisor
John Evans	....	boom operator
Sara Glaser	....	utility sound
Dean Hurley	....	sound mixer
Dean Hurley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dean Hurley	....	sound supervisor
Damian Jankowski	....	boom operator: Poland
David Lynch	....	sound designer
David Lynch	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
John Neff	....	additional location sound recordist
Willard Overstreet	....	foley editor
Sean Rowe	....	foley walker
Daniel Sikorski	....	additional sound: Poland
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Sara Glaser	....	sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Gary D'Amico	....	special physical effects
Ken Rudell	....	special physical effects technician

Visual Effects
George Koran	....	digital intermediate colorist
Stephen Lawes	....	main title designer & animator

Cascadeur
Thomas Dewier	....	stunt rigger (as Thomas DeWeir)
Dominiquie Vandenberg	....	stunt rigger
Garrett Warren	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jay Aaseng	....	additional camera operator
Jeremy Alter	....	additional camera operator
Erik Crary	....	camera operator
Eric Curtis	....	electrician
Peter Deming	....	additional lighting technician
Phil DeSanti	....	camera assistant
Josh Fritts	....	electrician
Maciej Jedrzejek	....	grip: Poland
David Lynch	....	camera operator
Mariusz Matuszewski	....	grip: Poland
Paul Postal	....	electrician
Bradley Reed	....	electrician
Tom Richmond	....	additional camera operator
Michael Roberts	....	still photographer
Ole Johan Roska	....	camera operator
Odd-Geir Sæther	....	additional lighting technician (as Odd Geir Saether)
Odd-Geir Sæther	....	camera operator (as Odd Geir Saether)
Jozef Strycharz	....	grip: Poland
Deverill Weekes	....	additional still photographer
Jonathan Wenstrup	....	gaffer
Maciej Zwierzchowski	....	gaffer: Poland

Casting Department
Monika Wendorff	....	casting: Poland
Wanda Wilgucka	....	casting: Poland

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Agnès B.	....	additional wardrobe (as Agnes B.)
Karen Baird	....	wardrobe
Heidi Bivens	....	wardrobe
Paulina Polom	....	costume supervisor: Poland
Rita Rago	....	wardrobe shopper: Laura Dern

Editorial Department
Bill Admans	....	digital assembly editor
Eric Bassett	....	post-production technical advisor
George Koran	....	mastering colorist
Mato	....	film color timer
Noriko Miyakawa	....	assistant editor
Noriko Miyakawa	....	post-production coordinator
Michael Riolo	....	digital assembly editor

Music Department
Marek Zebrowski	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Lukasz Ciolek	....	driver: Poland
Marian Koper	....	driver: Poland
Witold Kowalewski	....	driver: Poland

Divers
Jay Aaseng	....	production coordinator
Michael Brodersen	....	post-production project manager: FotoKem
Chandra Cohn	....	trainer
Phil DeSanti	....	key production team
Chad Dunn	....	trainer
Pierre Edelman	....	special consultant
Melissa Elliott	....	title designer: end titles
Marina Girard	....	financial consultant
Craig Glenn	....	additional production assistant
Matt Hosseinzadeh	....	additional production assistant
Ewa Jurkowska-Brzoska	....	assistant: Laura Dern, Poland
Kris Kane	....	assistant: Jeremy Irons
Norman A. Kellems	....	coordinator: LAPD (as Norm Kellems)
David Kern	....	key production team
Eric Ladd	....	main title designer
Jayme Lemons	....	assistant: Laura Dern (as Jamie Lemons)
Gillbert M. Loust	....	coordinator: LAPD (as Gil Loust)
Josh Mann	....	key production team
Malgorzata Marchinkowska	....	accountant: Poland
Mike Mitchell	....	additional production assistant
James Notari	....	additional production assistant
Joanna Prewysz-Kwinto	....	accountant: Poland
Michal Prewysz-Kwinto	....	key production team: Poland
Mark Sawyer	....	additional production assistant
Tomasz Sliwinski	....	public relations: Poland
Agnieszka Swoinska	....	caterer: Poland
Agnieszka Swoinska	....	hotel accommodations: Poland
Frances Tamaariki	....	assistant: Laura Dern
Yolanta Tensor	....	talking production assistant
Adam Zdunek	....	key production team: Poland
Marek Zebrowski	....	translation services: Poland
Pawel Zydowicz	....	key production team: Poland
Peter Deming	....	photographic consultant (uncredited)
Haylee R. Twombly	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Debbie Allen	....	special thanks
Patricia Norris	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Studio Canal
• Fundacja Kultury
• Camerimage Festival
• Absurda
• Asymmetrical Productions
• Inland Empire Productions

Distributors

• 518 Media (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Absurda (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
• Bazuca Films (2007) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Kadokawa Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• Kadokawa Herald Pictures (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Madman Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Optimum Releasing (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Rhino Entertainment Company (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Sonet Film (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2006) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2006) (worldwide) (all media)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Film Emporium Insurance Services  insurance by
• FotoKem Digital Film Services  digital intermediate (as FotoKem)
• FotoKem Film and Video  digital intermediate
• MPRM Public Relations  publicity
• Opus Film Studio  unit production services: Poland
• The Music Bridge  music clearances
• Unified Pictures  special thanks
• Working Wildlife  animal handling
• Wyman & Isaacs  production legal

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality/nudity.

Durée:

180 min | Poland:197 min (Camerimage Film Fest)

Pays:

France | Poland | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Polonais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc | Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Iran:18+ | UK:15 | Belgium:KNT | France:U | Poland:18 | Italy:T | Ireland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:13 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | Australia:MA | Spain:18 (DVD rating) | Brazil:14 | USA:R (certificate #42975) | New Zealand:R16 | Iceland:14

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Avalon Hollywood - 1735 Vine Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Studio Canal

Anecdotes:

Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2007 (#02, tied with "Death Proof" and "Still life")

Guillemet:

Nikki: Who was it?
Devon Berk: Disappeared where it's hard to disappear.

Movie Connections:

References Lolita (1962)

Soundtrack:

Black Tambourine

Very disappointed

I just watched Inland Empire, and could not be more disappointed. I am a fan of David Lynch. He, and Dario argento(his earlier films), I consider to be the best directors. However, this movie really is a departure from what we have come to expect of David Lynch.

Let's have a look at a few of his hits: Twin peaks: The TV series, well, even the episodes he directed were all very good. However, the last episode of twin peaks really dragged as it just went between different rooms, becoming quite comical.

Mullholand drive: Made for TV originally, then made into a movie. Lynch was forced to stay within boundaries, which seems to work well for him.

Inland Empire: David Lynch became far too self-indulgent. After the initial walk into this movie, where we are introduced to Laura Dern's character, where we learn that she is an actress, desperate for a new role in an upcoming movie. We learn there is a curse on the movie, where the last two leads of the movie died. It has an interesting enough build up, until it goes completely off course. The entire last two hours of the movie become nothing more than Laura Dern walking through hallways, even more corridors than in Alien 3, but without the excitement of the Alien.

The score/music is really off as well. I would say that in the past, David Lynch's directing and visual style has come first, followed always by a solid score, and memorable songs. However, in this movie, the first thing I noticed was that we would be introduced to a pretty bland scene where not much happens, only to be shaken by the overly loud and intrusive score. For example, a light flickers... not that exciting, right? Well, it's not, but the music is so loud and alarming that it convinces us that the scene is intense. Several similar scenes that aren't very scary visually, are meant to be scary due simply to the music informing us to feel this emotion. I know this from the girl sitting in front of me, who wasn't scared by the initial images of things, but by the blaring music that would follow informing her to be terrified. And the songs that play... one example in particular is a key scene that takes place on a street. A Beck song begins to play. Okay, for one this is a David Lynch movie known for setting mood. Based on the gritty style of directing, and the Beck song playing, it takes anything serious from the scene and quickly made me think it was a trailer for the latest movie starring Eminem, on da' streets yo!

As for Acting, I really believe Laura Dern did all she could do. She was given a very vague role...well, I should say roles. She plays an actress, a hooker, a house wife. However, unlike all of Lynch's previous films, this movie lacks any romance, and a strong female that you care about. Just as you are in the position of starting to care about her character, we are quickly taken to a dream world where no more is known about her. If anything, after we go to the little dream world that takes over the entire last 2 hours of the film, anything we have learned or liked about her are quickly killed as the film tends to focus on her as an abused, sadistic, and bitter woman.

As for the visual style, I would say it is non-existent. There are no beautiful shots, and this is not even due to the digital video. I believe that David Lynch was so caught up in himself, that he thought he wouldn't need the beautiful film making that made him famous. Rather than great shots and angles, we are delivered very straight forward scenes, usually in a hallway of some form. And on top of that, the later portion of the movie tends to have scenes right out of a mafia movie of older men sitting around tables talking about things that would otherwise be boring in a movie without the occasional offing of someone, like in any typical mobster movie. However, we don't get that in this movie, so all of these scenes have no payoff.

The worst part of the movie is the length. I am one who believes that in general the average length of a movie should be 90 minutes at most. There are some great epics that can be 3 hours long, on the rare occasion. However, majority of movies start losing steam fairly early on, like Inland Empire. Considering it seems to be nothing more than about twenty of minutes of real movie, followed by a bunch of stock footage filmed by David Lynch. It makes me think of the movie Ed Wood, where he is looking over stock footage of I believe an explosion and buffalo running and thinking of ways to put that into a movie. That is what I got of this movie. Let's film a bunch of footage, then put it together so it seems very dream-like, and use Lynch's name to sell it as a very artsy work of art. At least make it original, I mean, this felt like a dozen of other straight to video movies I've seen that upcoming filmmakers have made.

I for one, am a fan of David Lynch, as I have been of Dario Argento's part work. However, I will not continue to be a fan of Lynch's work if it will be nothing more than him filming anything that comes to mind in Digital Video and throwing it together. He made his fans by giving us beautifully made, well filmed movies. If you are going to use DV, then at least make it interesting. If not, then go back to film, please, and give us a boring but beautiful movie.