Last week
"Lost Highway"
was shown in the cinema, but I couldn't go because it was sold out. I had
mixed feelings. On the one hand I was sad, because I've never seen "Lost
Highway" on the big screen. On the other hand, I was glad that so many people
wanted to see such a wonderful film.
Tonight "Wild at Heart" was shown, also a film I've never previously seen in
the cinema. It was a tribute evening to David Lynch. Two short films were
shown before it started. The first was a tribute to David Lynch, a montage of
short clips from his films and television series. The second was a collection
of clips of things he said over the years, mostly taken from interviews.
Nicolas Cage plays Sailor, a naive young man. He's dating Lula, played by
Laura Dern. Lula's mother doesn't approve of him and hires a man to kill him.
There's a fight, in which Sailor viciously kills the man with his bare hands.
As a result he's sent to prison for two years, but Lula faithfully waits for
him. Her mother is furious. She thought Lula would change her mind after
having time to cool down.
Lula picks Sailor up from prison, but instead of going home they decide to
drive all the way from North Carolina to California. That would be 2600 miles
if they drove directly, but Sailor makes a detour through Texas to visit an
old friend in Big Tuna, population 603. Meanwhile, Lula's mother has hired an
assassin to find and kill Sailor. Since she doesn't trust him, she hires a
second assassin, her former lover. (Or maybe he's still her lover, it's not
clear).
Sailor drives through the barren landscape, not fully aware of what's
happening around him. He's in love, which is all that matters. Nicolas Cage's
acting is the opposite of his later performances. In this 1990 film he isn't
at all over-the-top, he's supremely laid back.
It's an incredible film. The only thing that disturbs me is the amount of
smoking. It's not just an occasional cigarette, Sailor and Lula are smoking in
almost every scene. On occasions Sailor even has two cigarettes in his mouth.
Maybe David Lynch meant this to be significant, but it's not attractive. In
fact, it's repulsive.
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