Inland Empire

About this event

Dir. David Lynch. 2006, 180 mins. DCP. With Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Harry Dean Stanton, Julia Ormond. An actress plunges into Hollywood’s seedy underbelly, attempting her comeback in a cursed production. Inland Empire was Lynch’s final theatrical feature, and his most surreal and formally audacious feature film since Eraserhead. Written scene by scene during the shooting process, it seems to spring directly from its director’s subconscious. His expressive use of crude digital-video technology lends the film an uncanny veneer of melodrama, exposing the visual lies inherent in the filmmaking art. In a 2006 interview with Reverse Shot, Lynch extolled the virtues of the new: “I’m totally embracing the digital world in sound and picture, and I just can’t believe how much control and how many tools are available to us. It’s really beautiful.” Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth / free for MoMI members. There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.