{"product_id":"david-lynch-beautiful-dark-hardcover","title":"David Lynch: Beautiful Dark - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Olson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly 40 years, David Lynch's works have enthralled, mystified, and provoked viewers. Lynch's films delve into the subjective consciousness of his characters to reveal both the depraved darkness and luminous spirituality of human nature. From his experimental shorts of the 1960s to feature films like \u003ci\u003eEraserhead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMulholland Drive\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eINLAND EMPIRE\u003c\/i\u003e, Lynch has pushed the boundaries of cinematic storytelling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDavid Lynch: Beautiful Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, author Greg Olson explores the surreal intricacies of the director's unique visual and visceral style not only in his full-length films but also his early forays into painting and short films, as well as his television landmark, \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e. This in-depth exploration is the first full-length work to analyze the intimate symbiosis between Lynch's life experience and artistic expressions: from the small-town child to the teenage painter to the 60-year-old Internet and digital media experimenter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo fully delineate the director's life and art, Olson received unprecedented participation from Lynch, his parents, siblings, old school friends, romantic partners, children, and decades of professional colleagues, as well as on-set access to the director during the production of \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me\u003c\/i\u003e. Throughout this study, Olson provides thorough analyses of the filmmaker's works as Lynch conceived, crafted, and completed them. Consequently, \u003ci\u003eDavid Lynch: Beautiful Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive study of one of the most influential and idiosyncratic directors of the last four decades.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Olson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Film Curator of the Seattle Art Museum. He has written on film for several publications including \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoviemaker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePremiere\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFilm Comment\u003c\/i\u003e. He has contributed to the books \u003ci\u003eVietnam War Films\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eContemporary Literary Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a board member of the Film Noir Foundation and a juror for the American Film Institute's annual \u003ci\u003e100 Years...100 Movies\u003c\/i\u003e television programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 752\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51891142230304,"sku":"9780810859173","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/06nxtiqXq39780810859173.webp?v=1781960383","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/david-lynch-beautiful-dark-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}