David Lynch in 2017. Lynch/Oz examines the influence of the 1939 Victor Fleming-directed film The Wizard of Oz on the work of American filmmaker David Lynch. [2] The concept for the film originates from a response Lynch gave during a Q&A panel at the 2001 New York Film Festival following a screening of his film Mulholland Drive.When asked about the impact of Fleming's film on his work, Lynch ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Lynch/Oz explores the profound effect The Wizard of Oz has had on David Lynch’s work. The idea for the documentary came from a comment Lynch made during a 2001 Q&A at the New York Film Festival. The documentary breaks down Lynch’s films into six chapters, each narrated by a different filmmaker or critic, including Karyn Kusama, Rodney ...

Jan 26, 2025 · The 2022 documentary, Lynch/Oz, follows a weirder Yellow Brick Road to explore how influential the 1939 fantasy musical was to Lynch. ‘Lynch/Oz’ Is the Perfect Documentary for David Lynch Fans

Dec 1, 2022 · A persuasive video essay, it looks at the influence on Lynch’s work of The Wizard of Oz, the classic 1939 surrealistic tale that spirits Kansas native Dorothy to the Technicolor land of Oz,...

May 31, 2023 · With his new essay documentary, Alexandre O. Philippe entertainingly explores the vast range of connections between Lynch and Oz through the perspectives of Karyn Kusama, John Waters, David Lowery, Rodney Ascher, Amy Nicholson, and Justin Benson & …

Jun 3, 2023 · A new doc connects the dots between 'Blue Velvet' director's work and 'The Wizard of Oz' — and gets weirder than Agent Cooper on a coffee binge.

Dec 16, 2024 · Lynch/Oz (2022)—a recent experimental cinema essay by documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe—meticulously dissects the connective tissue between The Wizard of Oz and the populist surrealism that defines Lynch’s art and filmography.

Lynch/Oz: Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. With Amy Nicholson, Rodney Ascher, John Waters, Karyn Kusama. Victor Fleming's film The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch's work.

Through six distinct perspectives and narrated by some of contemporary cinema’s most exciting voices, LYNCH/OZ will take us down the proverbial rabbit hole, help us re-experience and re-interpret The Wizard of Oz by way of David Lynch, to deliver a whole new appreciation for Lynch’s symbolism through the lens of his greatest influence.

Lynch/Oz is an upcoming documentary about how American filmmaker David Lynch has incorporated elements and themes inspired by The Wizard of Oz (1939) into his movies.