At once beautiful, horrifying, erotic and surreal, this 1986 controversial masterpiece is about the evils that can exist in even the most perfect of places. When college student Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) investigates a mystery in his small town, he unwittingly opens the door to an underworld of murder, sex, kidnapping and blackmail. Teaming up with the daughter of a local police detective, Jeffrey's investigation leads him into a strange world of sensuality and violence, with the intrigue of the missing ear seemingly stemming from the relationship between a troubled nightclub singer and a sociopathic sadomasochist.
Dennis Hopper gives one of the big screen's most unforgettable performances as Frank Booth in this memorable drama by famed auteur David Lynch ("Twin Peaks") that was voted "one of the greatest films of all time" by Entertainment Weekly.
PRESS
"Three decades after its initial release, David Lynch's Blue Velvet has lost none of its power to derange, terrify, and exhilarate." - Village Voice
"Powerful, mesmerizing thriller, a masterful exercise in controlling an audience`s attention." - Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
"Shocking, visionary, rapturously controlled, its images of innocence and a dark, bruising sexuality drop straight into our unconscious where they rest like depth charges." - Los Angeles Times
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY
Born in Montana in 1946, famed filmmaker David Lynch studied art before experimenting with film in the late '60s. In 1977, his first feature, Eraserhead, made its debut, going on to become a cult classic. He next directed The Elephant Man, for which he received two Academy Award nominations among a host of others for the film. Lynch also created the acclaimed television series "Twin Peaks." A vocal proponent of transcendental meditation, Lynch has added to his film ouevre with works like Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive. (Biography)
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