David Lynch’s character experience

David Lynch was born on January 20, 1946 in Missoula, Montana, USA. When he grew up, Lynch became an Eagle Scout and served as an usher at President Kennedy's inauguration. As a child, Lynch's ambition was to be a calligraphy and painting artist. In 1963, he entered the Corcoran Institute of Art in Washington, D.C., where he studied under the expressionist painter Oscar Kokoschka and went to Europe for a short period of study. In early 1966, he returned to Philadelphia, entered the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and began trying to make films.

Lynch lived at the bottom of society in Philadelphia and was exposed to the dark side of citizens' lives. The violence and corruption he encountered had a profound impact on his future creations. Starting from his first short film "Six Pale Figures" in 1967 when he was a student, he has been committed to showing the greedy side of human nature in daily life. In 1968, a 16-minute color short film "Letters" he produced won a scholarship from the American Film Institute, but he soon left the film industry and continued to focus on his fine arts studies. It was not until 1970 that he released another short film "Grandma". In this year, Lynch entered the American Film Institute to study film studies, which laid a good foundation for his film theory. In 1974, Lynch wrote, directed and starred in the short film "Amputee".

In 1977, Lynch created the absurd horror film "Eraserhead" based on his own turbulent life and the inspiration from life in the Philadelphia slums. From the perspective of a father, he used realism to express Noting his fear and anxiety about the dark side of society, due to lack of manpower, he also served as the film's producer, editor, soundtrack, art director, art designer, etc. This is the first feature film directed by Lynch. The film was shot over a 5-year period and was once considered weird and incomprehensible, but upon its release, the film became his seminal work.

In 1980, he wrote and directed the biographical drama "The Elephant Man", which was also his first mainstream film. The year after this film was released in the United States, Lynch won the 53rd Oscar. It was nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay by the Academy Awards and Best Director at the 38th American Golden Globe Awards. In 1982, he was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 5th Japan Film Academy Awards and the Best Foreign Film at the 7th French César Awards. In 1984, he directed and wrote the science fiction action film "Dune", in which he also played a worker. The 1985 film "Dune" was nominated for the Best Science Fiction Film at the 12th Saturn Awards. The film achieved modest success at the box office.

In 1990, he participated in the work of a TV series and a movie, first the fantasy romance series "Twin Peaks", in which he held various positions as director, screenwriter, and producer, and played the role of Federal Bureau staff; later he directed and wrote the romantic comedy "Wild at Heart". The 43rd Cannes Film Festival was held in France on May 10. Lynch won the Palme d'Or for his film "Wild at Heart" , and the 42nd Emmy Awards were held in the United States on September 15. Lynch received two nominations for Best Director of a Drama Series and Best Writing for a Drama Series for his TV series "Twin Peaks".

In 1992, he directed and wrote the fantasy horror film "Twin Peaks: Fire Walking" and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 45th Cannes Film Festival in the same year. In 1993, Lynch won another award for the film "Twin Peaks: Fire Walking", and he and Robert Engels, another screenwriter of the film, each received a nomination for Best Screenplay at the 19th Saturn Award. In 1997, he directed, wrote and starred in the horror film "The Nightmare", which was a new starting point for David Lynch. Lynch is famous for his gorgeous, gloomy and weird style and his analysis and reconstruction of genre film elements. Transform horror-filled nightmares into bizarre and absurd surreal scenes.

In 1999, he directed the biopic "The Story of Mr. Streeter". This is a film adapted from a true story. Lynch changed his weird style and narrated the story in a simple and restrained way. With this film, Lynch was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 52nd Cannes Film Festival and the Global Screen Award at the 12th European Film Awards. In 2001, he directed and wrote the suspense film "Mulholland Drive". The plot can be analyzed and combined in countless ways, but its theme is extremely clear. The film does not adhere to the narrative structure and internal logic of traditional movies at all. Photography, art, music Equally subtly hinting at the possibility of multi-layered dreams, "Mulholland Drive" has become one of Lynch's masterpieces, and Lynch won the Best Director Award at the 54th Cannes Film Festival.

In 2002, he directed three short films in succession, namely "Dark Room", "Rabbit" and "Mute Paradise". In 2006, he directed and wrote the suspense film "Inland Empire". However, Lynch did not write any script at all when he started planning this film. He wrote it by sharpening his skills before shooting each scene, so this film It was not very successful. David only won the Future Digital Film Award at the 63rd Venice Film Festival for this film. In 2007, he co-directed the film "A Movie for Each Man" to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival with several directors. In 2010, he participated in the movie "2012: Time to Change".