#977: LYNCH, David: Blue Velvet (1986)

LYNCH, David (United States)
Blue Velvet [1986]
Spine #977
Blu-ray


Home from college, Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) makes an unsettling discovery: a severed human ear, lying in a field. In the mystery that follows, by turns terrifying and darkly funny, writer-director David Lynch burrows deep beneath the picturesque surfaces of small-town life. Driven to investigate, Jeffrey finds himself drawing closer to his fellow amateur sleuth, Sandy Williams (Laura Dern), as well as their person of interest, lounge singer Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) — and facing the fury of Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper), a psychopath who will stop at nothing to keep Dorothy in his grasp. With intense performances and hauntingly powerful scenes and images, Blue Velvet is an unforgettable vision of innocence lost, and one of the most influential American films of the past few decades.

120 minutes
Color
5.1 Surround
2:35:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2019
Director/Writer



A

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Thirty-two page booklet featuring excerpts by Kristine McKenna from Room to Dream, a 2018 book she coauthored with Lynch.

Commentary

None.

The Lost Footage

Fifty-three minutes of deleted scenes and alternate takes assembled by Lynch.

“Blue Velvet” Revisited

A feature-length meditation on the making of the movie by Peter Braatz, filmed on-set during the production.

Mysteries of Love

A seventy-minute documentary from 2002 on the making of the film.

Interview

From 2017 with composer Angelo Badalamenti.

It’s a Strange World: The Filming of “Blue Velvet”

A 2019 documentary featuring interviews with crew members and visits to the shooting locations.

Lynch reading

From Room to Dream.

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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