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Inland Empire - Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, David Lynch
Threat advisory: Low - Low risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
A woman in trouble.
Nikki (Laura Dern) has just been offered a role in a motion picture that will be directed by Kingsley (Jeremy Irons). Her co-star Devon (Justin Theroux) is warned to keep things professional since Nikki's husband (Peter J Lucas) happens to be the jealous type. In the film, Nikki plays Sue and Devon plays Billy, two characters that are having a steamy on-screen affair. However, Kingsley has failed to mention that the script is based on an old Polish gypsy folk-tale and is a remake of a movie that was never finished as a result of the tragic and unexpected on-set deaths of the previous leads. The strange aura of the production soon spills over into real life as Nikki and Devon begin to confuse each other's real identities with their film personae. The two inevitably wind up in bed, unsure of whom they really are. Nikki in particular finds herself in a surreal state of bewilderment and finds it impossible to discern between her own personalities. Is she Nikki, Sue, or one simply acting as the other?
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film drama movie actor actress curse thriller mystery sex relationship
Persons of interest
- Laura Dern .... Nikki/Sue
- Jeremy Irons .... Kingsley
- Harry Dean Stanton .... Freddie
- Justin Theroux .... Devon/Billy
- Scott Coffey .... Jack Rabbit
- Grace Zabriskie .... Neighbour
- Diane Ladd
- Ian Abercrombie .... Henry
- Cameron Daddo
- Laura Harring .... Jane/Herself
- Kristen Kerr .... Lori
- Nastassja Kinski
- Peter J Lucas
- William H Macy
- Julia Ormond
- Michael Paré
- Michelle Renea .... Carrie
- Mary Steenburgen
- David Lynch .... Screenwriter
- David Lynch .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Inland Empire official movie site
- Inland Empire film production notes
- Inland Empire QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Sydney Film Festival 2007: Screening
- Venice Film Festival 2006: Won: Future Film Festival Digital Award (David Lynch)
- NB: English and Polish language dialogue with English language subtitles; Black and White, Colour
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
What a piece of crap. Inland Empire is self-indulgent art-house wank. With a three-hour masturbation fest like this David Lynch should be in porno, and not as a director, either. Don't watch this film unless you are a hard-core cine-masochist.
The drama movie Inland Empire is directed by David Lynch and stars Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux.
Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
- Languages: English
- Picture: Widescreen
- Special features:
- Featurettes: David Lynch masterclass
- Interviews:
- David Lynch: Cartier Foundation; Guardian at the National Film Theatre; Short in London; Conversation with Mike Figgis
- Trailer
Government security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Strong impact, themes, violence, coarse language and sexual references)
Surveillance time
172 minutes (2:52 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 15 November 2007
DVD retail: 6 August 2008
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