Betty Elms (Naomi Watts), a young aspiring actress, arrives in Los Angeles to pursue a film career and stays in her aunt’s apartment. There, she meets the enigmatic Rita (Laura Harring), a woman suffering from amnesia following an accident on Mulholland Drive. Together, they decide to investigate who Rita is and how she ended up there.
David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946, in Montana, USA) is an American director, screenwriter, and visual artist, renowned for his surreal and dreamlike style that blends the ordinary with the unsettling. He gained recognition with Eraserhead (1977) and directed classics such as Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and Inland Empire, as well as co-creating the series Twin Peaks. Lynch has received numerous awards, including honors at the Venice Film Festival and Academy Award nominations, and is considered one of the most influential voices in contemporary cinema.
Director (Cine):
• Eraserhead (1977)
• The Elephant Man (1980)
• Dune (1984)
• Blue Velvet (1986)
• Wild at Heart (1990)
• Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
• Lost Highway (1997)
• The Straight Story (1999)
• Mulholland Drive (2001)
• Inland Empire (2006)
(Televisión):
• Twin Peaks (1990–1991) – Co-creador y director de varios episodios
• Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) – Director y creador
Cortometrajes y cine experimental:
• Six Men Getting Sick (1967)
• The Alphabet (1968)
• The Grandmother (1970)
• Dumb Land (1972)
• Rabbits (2002) – Serie de cortometrajes experimentales
• The Elephant Man (1980): Nominaciones al Oscar a Mejor Director y Mejor Guion Adaptado; Globos de Oro a Mejor Actor.
• Blue Velvet (1986): Reconocimiento de la crítica en el Festival de Cannes.
• Wild at Heart (1990): Palma de Oro en el Festival de Cannes.
• Mulholland Drive (2001): Nominación al Oscar a Mejor Director; premios de críticos y reconocimiento en Cannes.
• Twin Peaks: The Return (2017): Nominaciones a los Emmy y al Sindicato de Directores (DGA).
• Reconocimientos honoríficos: León de Oro Honorífico en Venecia (2006) y múltiples premios a la trayectoria de críticos cinematográficos.
