While the late David Lynch left an inimitable and indelible mark on cinema from his time in the director's chair, his final big screen contribution came in front of the camera in a memorable cameo. fabelmann family.
In Steven Spielberg's 2022 semi-autobiographical film, Lynch plays another legendary filmmaker, John Ford, who is visited by an aspiring young filmmaker near the end of the film. he.
Although only a cameo, Lynch's Ford steals every second of the scene and distills the entire art of filmmaking with a piece of advice: "When the horizon is at the bottom, it's funny. When the horizon is at the top, It's funny. When the horizon is in the middle, it's boring."
"Now, good luck to you," the cantankerous Western director told Feibelman. "Then get out of my office."
as vanity fair According to "2023", Lynch was initially reluctant to appear in fabelman familytwice turned down Spielberg's offer to play Ford. It took some convincing from Lynch's star Laura Dern blue velvet, wild heart and inland empiregot Lynch to even consider the role.
"David took it so seriously because he would never let other filmmakers down. He said, 'I don't want to say yes if I can't do it,'" Dunn told ventricular fibrillation. Finally, Lynch agreed, but on one condition. "He said, 'All I want, all I ask for, is I want to own my clothes two weeks Before I filmed it, because I wear it every day," Spielberg said.
While he is best known for his visionary work behind the scenes, e.g. blue velvet and mulholland drive dr.Lynch is also always charming on screen, even if he's just reading the weather forecast on social media. Most notably, he played FBI Director Gordon Cole in his own film twin peaks — which led to him co-starring with David Bowie — and co-starring in the 2017 film luckyhe appeared alongside his friend and sometimes collaborator Harry Dean Stanton.
Lynch, a filmmaking pioneer who focused on the dark and surreal underbelly of society, announced his death on social media on Thursday at the age of 78.
Lynch's family confirmed his death on Facebook, writing: "It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of David Lynch the man and artist. At this time we hope to preserve some Privacy. He's no longer with us, and there's a big hole in the world. But, as he said, 'Focus on the donut, not the hole.' It's a great day, all the way. Golden sunshine and blue sky.”