2001 · 147 min · R

Mulholland Drive

Name: Mulholland Drive
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2001
Duration: 147 min
Cast: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller, Mark Pellegrino

Directed by David Lynch · Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Mulholland Drive (2001) is a Thriller film, directed by David Lynch set in Los Angeles during the 2000s. It runs 147 minutes and is rated R.

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

Composer

Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematography

Peter Deming

Cast

Naomi WattsLaura HarringJustin TherouxAnn MillerMark PellegrinoRobert ForsterDan HedayaAngelo Badalamenti

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Los Angeles

Setting

Urban

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Premise

Neo Noir Psychological Horror

Themes

Identity Obsession Love & Longing

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline Unreliable Narrator Metafiction Frame Narrative

Tone

Surreal DreamlikeBleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Female LedTwo Hander

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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