Review of David Lynch: The Art Life (2017) by Sean Mulvihill for FanboyNation.com — 30 Oct 2018

There are no easy answers when it comes to David Lynch.

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This review of David Lynch: The Art Life (2017) was written by Sean Mulvihill and published by FanboyNation.com on 30 Oct 2018.

David Lynch: The Art Life has generally received positive reviews.

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By Andrew Osborne (8) for culturevulture.net (793) on 18 Dec 2017

Burrows deep under your skin 'til you're falling, falling ever more deeply into the subconscious of this haunting documentary's subject…

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By Jill Wilson (20) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 18 May 2017

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By Sean Burns (1,156) for Spliced Personality (175) on 18 May 2017

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 13 Jul 2017

What is so extraordinary about this film is that it doesn't show Lynch as the cinephile or the movie brat or even someone with any great interest…

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By Gonzalo Hernández Espinosa (5) for El antepenúltimo mohicano (311) on 16 Jul 2017

A documentary by Rick Barnes, Jon Nguyen and Olivia Neergaard-Holm primarily aimed to the filmmaker's unconditional lovers. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By M. Faust (314) for The Public (Buffalo) (288) on 07 Sep 2017

To the best of my knowledge this is the first one in which he opens up about his early years, his childhood and college days…

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By Alec B (1,705) on 08 Nov 2017

Yeah the focus is on Lynch's painting career and childhood/adolescence but these anecdotes help put his filmography in context…

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By Andrés Oliva (1) for Cinemanía (Spain) (558) on 07 Mar 2018

fortunately, despite this commendable attempt to unravel it, [David Lynch's] genius will remain a mystery. [Ful review in Spanish]…

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By Carlos M (2,069) on 13 Sep 2017

Listening to those life anecdotes is not really interesting or revealing, to be honest, even though some of what Lynch says can be pretty funny…

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By Dorothy Woodend (313) for The Tyee (British Columbia) (313) on 18 Jul 2017

If you would like an origin story about how the filmmaker came to be, then David Lynch: The Art Life is a fine place to start…

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