1997 · 134 min · R

Lost Highway

Name: Lost Highway
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1997
Duration: 134 min
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Bill Pullman, Balthazar Getty, Robert Blake, Robert Loggia

Directed by David Lynch · Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Lost Highway (1997) is a Drama film, directed by David Lynch set in Los Angeles during the 1990s. It runs 134 minutes and is rated R.

A psychological horror and neo noir, with a surreal dreamlike and bleak tone. Themes of identity, madness / loss of sanity, and obsession play out through non linear / fractured timeline and unreliable narrator.

Composer

Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematography

Peter Deming

Cast

Patricia ArquetteBill PullmanBalthazar GettyRobert BlakeRobert LoggiaMichael MasseeNatasha Gregson WagnerRichard Pryor

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Los Angeles

Setting

Urban Desert

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Premise

Psychological Horror Neo Noir

Themes

Identity Madness / Loss Of Sanity Obsession

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline Unreliable Narrator

Tone

Surreal DreamlikeBleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadAntihero

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

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Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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