SURREALISM in Film
Surrealism is growing in popularity during our present days of disturbing world events and upheavals in our own country. It is an interpretation of the artists viewpoint as he creates art using his medium of choice.
I feel a good approach to studying surrealism is to study the individual artists and their bodies of work. This way we can absorb their feelings and understand their thoughts at the time they were creating their art.
Who is more surreal than David Lynch?
Remember Eraserhead?? (photo at top)
For years, we have tried to figure out what exactly does this movie mean?
It circulates around the viewer circles every so often and will always remain an iconic mystery.
David Lynch is a talented film maker known for his surreal style. "Wild at Heart"; "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive" and the TV series "Twin Peaks" are attributed to David Lynch. He came out with a new "Twin Peaks" recently.
"Mulholland Drive" is one of his most commercial films. I have seen this film a few times and I always feel that I didn't get it! After reading Roger Ebert's review of the movie, I felt a little better." The movie is a surrealist dream-scape in the form of a Hollywood film noir, and the less sense it makes, the more we can't stop watching it." To read the full review go to this link:
http://www.rogerebert.com
Roger Ebert commented in 1990, "There is something inside of me that resists the films of David Lynch. I am aware of it, I admit to it, but I cannot think my way around it. I sit and watch his films and am aware of his energy, his visual flair, his flashes of wit. But as the movie rolls along, something grows inside of me -- an indignation or unwillingness, a resistance. At the end of "Blue Velvet" and "Wild at Heart" -- I was angry as if a clever con-man had tried to put one over on me."
The Cohen Brothers have a string of first class movies done in a variety of styles. Their movies often have a surreal, dream-like quality to them such as
"O' Brother Where Art Thou" and "Barton Fink"
"Beetle Juice" by Tim Burton
The Nightmare Before Christmas" by Tim Burton
Tim Burton has made a career full of magical movies.
Tim Burton is from Burbank, CA. Some of his most famous movies are: "Pee-wee's Big Adventures"; "James and the Giant Peach"; "Beetlejuice"; "Batman"; "Edward Scissor-hands"; "Batman Returns"; "Ed Wood"; "Mars Attacks"; "Planet of the Apes"; "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"; "Alice in Wonderland" . . . and the list goes on.
NEW SERIES "FALLING WATER". . .
Gale Ann Heard, who's well known as executive producer on AMC'S "The Walking Dead", has come out with a new show "Falling Water." She says that this show is different for her because it is not dealing with aliens or monsters. Also does not delve into time-travel, zombies or anything like that.
It deals with something we all do which is dream. The film follows three strangers which slowly realize that they are dreaming separate parts of a single common dream.
The first episode aired on USA NETWORK October 13, 2016. "Don't Tell Bill"
The second episode of the first season aired on USA Network Saturday, Oct 15, 2016 at 9 a.m.
"Three Half-Blind Mice"
Surrealism is often provoking, alluring, maddening, or darkly funny. This style is often used in Dark Comedy to mask taboo subjects that would otherwise be too harsh to swallow! (see my blog "Dark Comedy") for more on this subject. Dream-like in its nature, you might see an inanimate object such as a clock talking to you or jumping off the wall or a table walking around or smoke coming out of someones head. If you see things like this, this movie is probably in a surreal style.
There are many art forms that use surrealism such as art, writing, music, or film. I hope to write another article on surrealism soon! Have fun exploring surrealism film!
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