The women of David Lynch : a collection of essays / edited by David Bushman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bushman, David, 1955- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lynch, David, 1946-2025--Criticism and interpretation.

Lynch, David, 1946-2025.

Genre:

essays.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Essays.

Physical Description:

xx, 153 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Columbus, Ohio : Fayetteville Mafia Press, [2019]

Summary:

"David Lynch has been accused for decades of sexism and even misogyny in his work, due largely to frequent depictions of violence against women. Yet others see in Lynch's work the deification of the female, and actresses like Laura Dern and Naomi Watts jump at every opportunity to work with him. "He is the master of the juxtaposition of the creepy and the sweet, the sexual and the chaste," wrote W's Lynn Hirschberg. "And at the heart of this tense, intriguing friction, you will always find Lynch's women." The Women of Lynch is a deep, provocative dive into this paradox, featuring ten essays, thought pieces and impressionistic interpretations of Lynch's depiction of women on screen, by an eclectic array of accomplished female critics, scholars, performers, and writers, each tackling this vexing conundrum in her own unique way."--Amazon.com

Contents:

The major film works of David Lynch

An introduction / Philippa Snow

The uncanny electricity of David Lynch's women / Leigh Kellmann Kolb

Women's films : melodrama and women's trauma in the films of David Lynch / Lindsay Hallam

A colorless sky : on the whiteness of Twin Peaks / Melanie McFarland

Warding off the darkness with coffee and pie / Mallory O'Meara

"This is where we talk, Shelly" : an interview with Mädchen Amick / Lindsey Bowden

Welcome to the Bipolar Silencio Club! / Hannah Klein

The triple goddess / Lauren Fox

Isabella Rossellini : the shocking "real" in Blue velvet / Kathleen Fleming

Tea and sympathy : Mrs. Kendal and The elephant man / Rebecca Paller

Jade : ornamental gem or protective talisman? A character study / Marisa C. Hayes

"Mary X marks the spot." An interview with Charlotte Stewart / Lisa Hession

Impressions of Lynch : journaling a requiem / Mya McBriar.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1949024024

9781949024029

9781949024036

1949024032

OCLC:

1050565400

Publisher Number:

90101755917