num_pages: 128
description: Inland Empire is a film by David Lynch about a once-feted Hollywood actress who is cast in a movie that is rumoured to be cursed. From a queer feminist perspective film critic Melissa Anderson examines how Lynchs late masterpiece is not only a brilliant evocation of how images work on the mind but how powerful 'acteurs' are in the creation of dreamlike cinema. Laura Derns astonishing performance as the films realities splinter and identities multiply is elucidated by Anderson through her deep affection and respect for Lynch. The book is part of the Decadent Editions series which examines one film for every year of the 2000s each a milestone of contemporary cinema.
language: English
title: Inland Empire
publisher: Fireflies Press