Vague attempt to explain

Rating: 9/10 (30 August 2005)

I had just seen it yesterday while paying attention to "David Lynch's 10 clues to unlock this thriller". It was my 3rd attempt. I will try to explain how the movie works for me. I think the first part of the movie is Diane Selwyn's dream (and some wishful thinking): Diane Selwyn played by Naomi Watts. Before the credits you can notice somebody facing his red cushion and sinking down. She (?) falls into sleep. Before Club Silencio, all the things going on seem to be a wonderful dream for her. Her goddess had an accident just as she was threatened by two cruel guys. Thus "Rita" (a dreamed character of Diane's female affair: Camilla Rhodes - played by Laura Harring) suffers a total loss of memory. The following story shows the wonderful life of Betty - Diane's alter ego. All you can see is remix of Diane's memory. The unusual story of lovely Betty and amnesiac Rita heightens straight up to its climax in the end of part 1. There is no aftershow in Club Silencio. Diane is waking up confronted with her present life... She is suffering the probable death of Camilla Rhodes - the woman she loves. Diane payed for the assassin. In the second part of the the movie you can notice details of Diane's life which are reflected in her dream. The plot jumps before and after her wakening up.
Incidentally, while Betty and Rita are visiting Diane Selwyn in no.17, Diane dreams visiting her own burial together with a person who should regret.