Inland Empire (2006)
An actress's reality unravels in a cursed remake; perfect for fans of psychological thrillers and surreal mysteries like "Twin Peaks".
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Fantasy
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Inland Empire(2006)
Overview
As a Hollywood actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
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Laura Dern
Nikki Grace / Susan Blue

Jeremy Irons
Kingsley Stewart

Justin Theroux
Devon Berk / Billy Side

Harry Dean Stanton
Freddie Howard

Karolina Gruszka
Lost Girl

Peter J. Lucas
Piotrek Krol

Krzysztof Majchrzak
Phantom

Jan Hencz
Janek

Grace Zabriskie
Visitor #1

William H. Macy
Announcer

Ian Abercrombie
Henry the Butler

Amanda Foreman
Tracy

Cameron Daddo
Devon Berk's Manager

Neil Dickson
Producer

Diane Ladd
Marilyn Levens

Stanislaw Kazimierz Cybulski
Mr. Zydowicz

Henryka Cybulski
Mrs. Zydowicz

Julia Ormond
Doris Side

Jordan Ladd
Terri

Terryn Westbrook
Chelsi
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I didn'#39;t understand 99% of it, but I watched it all until the end and didn'#39;t even realise it was three hours long.
Not the best movie from the greatest director ever but still enjoyable.I didn'#39;t get almost anything and my mind couldn'#39;t follow this one but i liked it.7.2/10
I bet if you gave David Lynch eight dollars, cash American, he could not tell you what this movie was about.
I love Lynch, and I truly admire how much he pushed the envelope with Inland Empire. It’s bold, experimental, and totally unapologetic. But honestly, to me, it’s his weakest film. He went a bit too far with the overlapping identities and layered storytelling — it left me more confused than captivated. That said, the way it’s shot is undeniably original, and Laura Dern is absolutely phenomenal.
I have seen almost every film of David Lynch this it for me worst of him... the subtext comes here a little bit lost and doesn´t dialogue with the entire film in fact it competes with each other. I am not an academic, but a film appreciator and I can humbly say that I did not understand the film, but that is not my fault.. If you want to see good movies of David Lynch goes to 90's
With full responsibility, I would not dare say that I understood everything about the film. In fact. I don’t think the story is even interesting, it’s more secondary. It is not important to understand, but to feel. Like giallo movies, the emotions it evokes are important here. Sometimes it’s torment, but it’s worth a look because if it sucks in, the end can also cause catharsis, which needs to be estimated because not many films can trigger this. Especially not lately. It’s a shame that this is probably Lynch’s last film.
bored.....so much fillers in the movie....not even connect the dots in the end:grimacing:
Nikki/Sue: Some men change. Well, they don'#39;t change, they reveal. They reveal themselves over time, you know?
Laura Dern is amazing in everyway possible.
A masterpiece which is way too long.
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"Inland Empire" represents the culmination of David Lynch's thirty years as a filmmaker, and I am not surprised this will probably be his last feature film. More than any other of his works, it's an abstract experience that is impossible to translate into words effectively. Unlike most people have said, there IS a coherent plot, even though it might be hard to put all pieces together during your first view as you need to get familiar with the actors' faces and roles. The story is destructured and fragmented, Lynch didn't even have a script ready while he was shooting and just connected the dots while editing for post-production. As the main characters are actors, it's not clear if what we are watching is happening in the real world or on a set, even the characters themselves end up getting lost inside the multiple realities. The same actors play different roles, but different actors also happen to share the same roles. It kinds of reflects on the ability of cinema to make abstractions concrete, with actors being able to travel in between these "worlds". This clearly happens when Nikki gets to the other side of a set while shooting a scene where she goes buy groceries. However, understanding the plot and themes is not the point this time, it's all about our inner feelings and perception of what is being shown to us. The way emotions get "released" with the ending is so poetic and powerful that I couldn't hold back my tears, even if I didn't even understand what was going on. I am not a big fan, but Laura Dern did an incredible job here, to the point that I cannot imagine anyone else being cast for Nikki's role. After all, the film was entirely built around her. The video quality is ugly, with many pixelated and grainy shots, shaky camera, uncomfortable close-ups and weird wide-angles. It takes a while to get used to it, but it somehow contributes to creating this gritty, horrific atmosphere. Lynch also did an incredible job with sound designing here. You will need to keep the volume high and the room dark to get sucked in though, this is not something you should watch on your iPad or while you are ironing.
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