[Lawrence Davis]

...oops wrong forum.

[Mark Walker]

Thought I would post Lynch's 10 Hints from inside the DVD
cover and see what you all think, since really this belongs
in here and not in the DVD thread regarding the film:


David Lynch's clues to Unlocking this Thriller:

1) Pay attention to the beginning of the film:
at least two clues are revealed before the credits.

2) Notice appearences of the red lampshade.

3) Can you hear the title of the film that Adam
Kesher is auditioning actresses for? Is it mentioned
again?

4) An accident is a terrible event...notice the
location of the accident.

5) Who gives a key, and why?

6) Notice the robe, the ashtray, the coffee cup.

7) What is felt, realized and gathered at the club
Silencio?

8) Did talent alone help Camilla?

9) Note the occurences surrounding the man behind
Winkies.

10) Where is Aunt Ruth?


Love to see some responses to these hints from some of
you who have already done a great job of analyzing this film.

Mark

[josh4040]

Someone help! Those clues only confused me more! A cool think for me was the betty/diane nametag at winkies.
I hope somone can knock out these clues. This movie is haunting me!

[Richard Kim]

Quote:

10) Where is Aunt Ruth?

After Rita opens the box, she disappears, and another woman walks in the room. Could that be Aunt Ruth?

[Jeremiah]

I just saw this film last night and what can I say but THIS MOVIE IS FREAKING OUT OF SIGHT. I loved this movie, I went to bed last night thinking about it and I woke up this morning doing he same. But I have some questions...

Patrick, I also thought that "Diane's" teeth were messed of more than "Betty's".

Was there really a car accident or was this more of Diane's whacked out death fantasy of how these events(having Camilla killed) could of taken place?

It seems that most of the movie is Diane's warped thoughts of when she killed herself and her maybe flashing back in her mind of her life in Hollywood.

I don't know, I need to see this movie again

[Martin_Frohlich]

Watched Mullholand Drive last night. I am not a particularly huge Lynch fan. This movie was both brilliant and horrible. The plot, once you see enough of the movie to get it, is pretty brilliant. There are so many loose ends that never make sense (on purpose), once the plot is revealed, that I thought it took away from the movie. Almost like he did it for the sake of doing it. Anyway, worth watching but not as good as I had heard.

[Doug Schiller]

If you want to know Mulholland Drive in and out, check out this excellent article.

It explained everything for me.

Excuse me if this was already posted.

http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feat...sis/index.html

Doug

[Joseph Young]

The Salon article, much like its 'Memento' counterpart, is pretty awesome, I agree. A part of me thinks that Lynch posted those clues to 'have fun' with the audience, to make them think even harder about a film that was difficult for me to understand logically.

Certain aspects of a David Lynch movie defy convention. In many ways, the acting, directing, plot progression, and characterizations are so drenched in their self referencial irony that they come across as bland, cliched, irrelevant or just plain stupid to some people. I happen to think that there's a point in which art (and in this case, film) passes over this 'hump' of that cliche and ceases to be pretentious but rather a thing of beauty. Am I totally off base?

Joseph

[Steve Tannehill]

Quote:

I couldn't help but think of Sunset Boulevard throughout the screening.

That was intentional...take a close look when Betty is in front of the movie lot just before her audition. Does that arch look a little bit like the one in front of Paramount?

Look at the car on the right. It's an old-fashioned limo, a Bentley I believe, and one that might be said to get 10 gallons to the mile. And just outside the limo, standing at attention in a uniform, is the driver. I wonder if his name might be....Max?

This is a visual reference to Sunset Blvd.

Also did you notice the woman in the balcony at Club Silencio? Did she resemble...Norma Desmond?

Is Betty...Betty Schaefer?

What a fun movie!

- Steve

[Doug R]

To me, the biggest clue in the entire movie occurs about 2-3 minutes in. After the jitterbug scene, watch what happens next carefully. You see a red sheet, green blanket, and a soft red pillow. You can hear the sound of breathing. The camera moves from a POV that appears to be someone waking up briefly then falling back asleep.

Make note and look later who has red sheets and a green blanket.

[Ike]

Quote:

1) Pay attention to the beginning of the film:
at least two clues are revealed before the credits.

I think this is a little joke-there are two studio logos before the credits.

Quote:

10) Where is Aunt Ruth?

Spoiler:

Canada, or dead.