In the club Silencio

The sequence of stage in David Lynch’s movies

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https://doi.org/10.33871/21750769.2023.16.1.7435

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David Lynch, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, theatrum mundi, Neo-baroque, metacinema, Transcendental Meditation, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive,, theatrum mundi, Neo-baroque, metacinema,, Transcendental Meditationn

Abstract

One of David Lynch’s most characteristic sequences shows a character observing or acting on a stage, or something similar to one. The sequence appears in almost all of his movies. This reiteration of Lynch’s favourite motif, that stage he eternally comes back to, should invite the scholar to wonder what may be the reasons behind that presence. The paper offers some answers to that interest, based on four reasons: as a recovery of the baroque idea of the theatre of the world, as a space to satisfy the wishes, as a self-reflection about the cinematographic devices, and also as a metaphysical reflection. In this last sense, the article will show the mindset or the cultural horizon that influences Lynch, and how it has left a mark on him, based on his practice of Transcendental Meditation.

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Author Biography

Roger Ferrer, Universitat de Barcelona

Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Barcelona and the University of Lisbon (Cieba), here as a collaborating member. Doctor at the University of Girona, a degree in Art History from the University of Girona.  In his thesis, he analyzed the links between the magic way of thinking and art theory. He published articles on esotericism, occulture, and non-dualism in international academic journals.

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2023-07-11

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Ferrer, R. (2023). In the club Silencio: The sequence of stage in David Lynch’s movies. O Mosaico, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.33871/21750769.2023.16.1.7435

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2023): Revista O Mosaico nº 24

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