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"It's a strange world" - David Lynch och den postmoderna filmen

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Author

  • Emma Sandgren

Summary, in English

The purpose of this essay is to find out how director David Lynchs films can be described as a part of the postmodern film theory. Is David Lynch a director who is style-forming for postmodern film, or has he in fact adapted his film-making to the style as it has progressed? Relying on the works of Fredric Jameson and Linda Hutcheon, I first give a brief summary of the postmodern esthetics. Then using a more in-depht analysis of three of David Lynchs films (Blue Velvet, Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive) I try to find postmodern stylistic characteristics in his productions. Finally, I discuss David Lynchs usage of postmodern esthetics throughout his films.

Publishing year

2010

Language

Swedish

Document type

Student publication for Bachelor's degree

Topic

  • Arts and Architecture

Keywords

  • David Lynch
  • Blue Velvet
  • Lost Highway
  • Mulholland Drive
  • postmodern film
  • postmodernism
  • Linda Hutcheon
  • Fredric Jameson

Supervisor

  • Lars Gustaf Andersson