Lost Highway (1997)
Anno di uscita: 1997
Nazione: France, United States
Alternative Title: Carretera perdida, Estrada Perdida, Route perdue, Hameni leoforos, Útvesztőben, Strade perdute, Por el lado oscuro del camino, Zagubiona autostrada, Hotel izgubljenih duša, Шоссе в никуда, Izgubljena cesta, Kayip otoban
Regista: David Lynch
Writer: Barry Gifford, David Lynch
Produzione & Genere
Produttore: Producer: Deepak Nayar, Mary Sweeney, Tom Sternberg
Società: Asymmetrical Productions, CiBy 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror Film, Mystery, Mystery Film, Thriller
Budget: 15.000.000
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Parole chiave
Parole chiave: bedroom, car crash, car mechanic, death row, dreams, dual identity, eroticism, fugue state, gangster, hallucination, headache, highway, identity crisis, insanity, jazz singer or musician, jealousy, los angeles, california, motel, murder, mysterious, nightmare, paranoia, police, pornography, prison, prison cell, sexual frustration, surrealism, suspicion, transformation, videotape, violent husband
Storia
Lost Highway follows jazz saxophonist 'Fred Madison', who receives mysterious videotapes at his home featuring footage of him and his wife Renee from years ago, but no source address. One night, after a performance, he wakes up in his car on the side of the highway with no memory of how he got there. He returns home to find Renee dead, and soon after, he's arrested for her murder. In prison, he suffers from blackouts and transforms into 'Pete Dexter', a car mechanic who escapes the facility. Pete has a double life as a gangster named 'Maurice Dickinson' and is involved with a violent criminal organization. Meanwhile, Fred, now behind bars, becomes obsessed with an erotic dream he keeps having about a mysterious woman in red. The film's narrative intercuts between these two identities, culminating in a surreal car crash that brings the story full circle.
Riassunto
Lost Highway is a surreal mystery thriller directed by David Lynch in 1997. Set in Los Angeles, California, it explores themes of identity crisis, jealousy, and paranoia through the fragmented narrative of jazz saxophonist Fred Madison, played by Bill Pullman. The film is known for its enigmatic plot, featuring dreamlike sequences, doppelgängers, and a complex transformation inside a prison cell. It's a typical Lynchian blend of horror, mystery, and drama, marked by its eerie atmosphere, bizarre imagery, and open-ended narrative.
