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Inland Empire

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Nikki (Laura Dern), an actress, takes on a role in a new film, and because her husband (Peter J. Lucas) is very jealous, her co-star Devon (Justin Theroux) gets a warning not to make any romantic overtures -- especially since the characters they play are having an affair. Both actors learn that the project is a remake of an unfinished film in which the stars were murdered.
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Typical David Lynch fare: fans of the director will find Inland Empire seductive and deep. All others will consider the heady surrealism impenetrable and pointless.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker Quickly devolves into self-parody. Dern gives a virtuoso performance, albeit in an overwrought, numbing void. Apr 11, 2022 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 5/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Jim Emerson RogerEbert.com Inland Empire opens and contracts in your imagination while you watch it -- and you're still watching it well after it's left the screen. It's a long but thoroughly absorbing three hours. Rated: 4/4 May 25, 2007 Full Review Joe Lipsett Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network Lynch's last feature is confronting, ugly and surreal, but it's also deeply personal and feels like a full circle moment that brings him back to many of the techniques he used on his first film, Eraserhead. Rated: 3/5 Nov 21, 2024 Full Review Hector A. Gonzalez Loud and Clear Reviews A newly remastered version of David Lynch ’s most experimental and hallucinatory work, Inland Empire – a story about a “woman in trouble”. Rated: 4.5/5 Mar 24, 2024 Full Review May Leitz Nyx Fears Lynch's movie asks us to interpret it as if it were a dream, instead of looking at them through a literal lens. Oct 5, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Claude One of the most abstract things I've ever seen. Some remarks from a person who worked on the film: when interviewed at the Venice Film Festival, Laura Dern who is the star of the film admitted that she did not know what Inland Empire was about or the role she was playing, but hoped that seeing the film's premiere at the festival would help her "learn more". Dern also recounted a conversation she had with one of the movie's new producers, Jeremy Alter. He asked if director David Lynch was joking when he requested a one-legged woman, a monkey and a lumberjack by 3:15. By 4 p.m. they were shooting with the requested individuals. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/19/22 Full Review Vincent Very confusing but entertaining. A surreal experience Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/08/22 Full Review David S Onanistic and self-indulgent POS of film. Lynch even admitted that he just wanted to experiment. It took years to film, and it shows. There is no plot, it meanders, there is no point. I hate that I watched it. And I do tend to like his work. I LOVE Mulholland Drive, for example. That was a very good film. This was not. Anyone that calls this a "masterpiece" or says things like "the greatest film of all time" or "my favorite film" is also onanistic and trying to convince themselves that they are a connoisseur and that they "get it". There is nothing to get. Lynch threw everything he had at the wall, but none of it stuck. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/20/24 Full Review Eric B This a insane work of art from David Lynch. Definitely a masterpiece. Highly recommended. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Mason M David Lynch's Inland Empire might be my favorite film of all time. It's a shocking film, coated in layers of lying and deceit, often directed at the audience. It would be an impossible task to fully decode the meaning of every scene, but the film's is that it makes you decide it. The way it's put together makes you come to your own understanding of what it means, I've looked at hundreds of theories about Inland Empire and no two are alike. The only way to fully enjoy it is to just give in to to the movie, don't try to understand it on first watch. A very difficult watch in almost every way, but it's worth it, due to one of the most satisfying endings ever. This is a film that stays with you, long after the 180th minute. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/07/24 Full Review Leo P This is the last movie the director genius David Lynch will ever make.So,from the dreamworld back to real world.The real world is the Barbie world.David Lynch could've made a blockbuster like Barbie too,but he preferred not to make any movies at all. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Nikki (Laura Dern), an actress, takes on a role in a new film, and because her husband (Peter J. Lucas) is very jealous, her co-star Devon (Justin Theroux) gets a warning not to make any romantic overtures -- especially since the characters they play are having an affair. Both actors learn that the project is a remake of an unfinished film in which the stars were murdered.
Director
David Lynch
Producer
Mary Sweeney, David Lynch
Screenwriter
David Lynch
Distributor
Absurda
Production Co
Asymmetrical Productions, Camerimage 2, Inland Empire Productions
Rating
R (Some Violence|Sexuality/Nudity|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 6, 2006, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Apr 8, 2022
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 14, 2007
Runtime
2h 59m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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