Wild at Heart

Director: David Lynch, David Lynch, David Lynch, David Lynch, David Lynch, David Lynch, David Lynch

1990 / 125min / 35mm

“This is a snakeskin jacket. And for me it’s a symbol of my individuality and my belief in personal freedom.” Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage are Sailor and Lula, hotpants lovers on the lam, in Lynch’s fever dream road trip through a sleazy South of stick-up men, heavy metal concerts, and pornos, Texas-style, all infused with a gaudy, grotty grandeur by DP Elmes. The guiding influences are Elvis Aron Presley, who Cage channels throughout, and The Wizard of Oz, with Sheryl Lee’s Good Witch appearing at the end of a rough ride menaced by Diane Ladd’s mad matriarch and Willem Dafoe’s oleaginous, stub-toothed Bobby Peru.

Introduction and Q&A with cinematographer Fred Elmes Saturday, April 13, 5:30pm

Tuesday, April 23rd screening on a 35mm print courtesy of cinematographer Frederick Elmes