From Dreams to Reality:

An Analysis of Mulholland Drive as Art Cinema

David Lynch spins an elaborate web of confusing stories that seem on the surface to be unconnected in his 2001 film, Mulholland Drive. The film opens with a surreal Dali-esque dance sequence in which one of the central characters, “Betty,” played by Naomi Watts, wins a Jitterbug contest. A complex story ensues; an attempted hit on a brunette woman, played by Laura Elena Harring, fails and she loses her memory as a result of a car accident on Mulholland Drive. (more…)