Lost Highway
Lost Highway
*Additional film programme to the exhibition [*David Lynch: Up in Flames](https://goout.net/en/david-lynch-up-in-flames/szfkytx/) in cooperation with Ponrepo cinema. The screening will be introduced by film publicist Martin Pleštil.** Lost Highway / David Lynch / USA, 1997 / 135 min. – “The central point of Lost Highway is not the title character, but his misunderstanding, or more generally his inexcusability, of the nature of female desire. ” Slavoj Žižek Musician Fred Madison begins receiving mysterious VHS tapes of him and his wife in their home, and is troubled by the idea that his wife is having an affair. After he is suddenly convicted of her murder, he inexplicably disappears and a young, carefree mechanic named Pete appears in his cell. In this critically misunderstood cult classic of the time, David Lynch returns to Los Angeles (specifically to a house in the Hollywood Hills that becomes his home and studio in real life as well). The looping and fragmented narrative of this nocturnal neo-noir is a distinctly oneiric work thanks to its disjointed and eerily ambient sound design, but one that attempts to blend its abstract plane with the legacy of the most lush noir films. The term “fever dream” can be applied to all of Lynch's films, but for Lost Highway, the label is perhaps most apt. Moreover, nowhere do you hear such a haunting use of Bowie's music as in the opening and closing of this film. Because I'm Deranged. - Each screening will begin with an expert introduction. - Each ticket will be accompanied by a third of a Pilsner Urquell chilled beer (valid for visitors over 18 years of age). - In case of inclement weather, the screening will be cancelled. Refunds will be given if the screening has not yet started. - Films are presented in the original version with Czech subtitles. - The DOX+ terrace and bar will be open before the screening from 8pm. Partner of the project is Pilsner Urquell.
