Lynch/Oz

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Lynch/Oz
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe
Written byAlexandre O. Philippe
Produced byKerry Deignan Roy [1]
CinematographyRobert Muratore [1]
Edited byDavid Lawrence [1]
Music byAaron Lawrence [2]
Production
company
Exhibit A Pictures [1]
Distributed by Dogwoof
Release date
  • June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)(Tribeca)
Running time
108 minutes [3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$68,987 [4] [5]

Lynch/Oz is a 2022 American documentary film directed and written by Alexandre O. Philippe that explores the influence of the film The Wizard of Oz (1939) on the American filmmaker David Lynch. [1]

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Synopsis

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David Lynch in 2017

Lynch/Oz examines the influence of the 1939 Victor Fleming-directed film The Wizard of Oz on the work of American filmmaker David Lynch. [2] The concept for the film originates from a response Lynch gave during a Q&A panel at the 2001 New York Film Festival following a screening of his film Mulholland Drive . When asked about the impact of Fleming's film on his work, Lynch said, "There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about The Wizard of Oz." Lynch/Oz attempts to reevaluate the filmmaker's extended filmography within this enduring influence, from his very first short film, The Alphabet (1969), to his latest series, Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). The film was officially described as an exploration of "one of the most fascinating puzzles in the history of motion pictures: the enduring symbiosis between America's primordial fairytale, The Wizard of Oz, and David Lynch's singular brand of popular surrealism." [6] [7]

The film is divided into six chapters, each narrated by a different filmmaker or critic who provides their own perspectives on the subject. [6] Among the narrators are filmmakers Karyn Kusama ( Jennifer's Body ), Rodney Ascher ( Room 237 ), and John Waters ( Multiple Maniacs , Pink Flamingos , Female Trouble ). [8] The film incorporates hundreds of film clips to illustrate the connection between David Lynch and The Wizard of Oz. [9] [3]

Cast

Release

Lynch/Oz was selected to be screened in the Spotlight Documentary section of the Tribeca Festival, [10] [11] where it had its world premiere on June 9, 2022. [12] Before its premiere, Lynch/Oz was picked up for worldwide release by Dogwoof, a British film distributor specializing in documentaries. [1] The documentary had its UK premiere during the BFI London Film Festival. It received a limited UK theatrical release by Film 4 on December 2, 2022. The film received a limited theatrical release by Janus Films in North America, beginning at New York's IFC Center on June 2, 2023. [6] [13]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 69 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads, "Thoughtful and absorbing, Lynch/Oz offers an appropriately unique analysis of one of cinema's most idiosyncratic artists." [14] According to Metacritic, which assigned a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 18 critics, the film received "generally favorable reviews". [15]

Screen Daily 's Tara Judah wrote, "With its impressive array of hundreds of film clips, frenetic editing and whip-smart narrators, Lynch/Oz offers an exciting prism through which to view Lynch's oeuvre." [9] David Ehrlich of IndieWire wrote, "Lynch/Oz is less compelling for any of its individual theories or observations than for how it frames movies as permeable membranes that flicker between personal obsession and the collective unconscious." [16] Variety 's Owen Gleiberman wrote, "Lynch/Oz is bursting with ideas [...] but the movie is too pie-in-the-sky to quite make it over the rainbow." [3]

Accolades

Accolades for Lynch/Oz
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
BFI London Film Festival October 16, 2022Grierson Award for Best DocumentaryAlexandre O. PhilippeNominated [17]
Denver Film Festival November 13, 2022Maysles Brothers Award for Best DocumentaryNominated [18]

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