David Lynch loved LA. That love for the city and all the things it represented is all over Mulholland Drive.
With its many interpretations, and the fact Lynch remained intentionally tight-lipped about it throughout his life, I chose to focus on that love in my introduction for the film. This was given for a screening at The Little Theatre in Bath in November 2025 as part of Picturehouse’s ‘Lynchspirations’ season, in this instance in a double bill with Sunset Boulevard.
The audio in the video below was specially recorded based on the rough introduction that I had written before the screening. The ten clues I mention that David Lynch gave to unlocking the film can also be found below.
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David Lynch’s 10 clues to unlocking Mulholland Drive (as featured in the original DVD release):
1. Pay particular attention in the beginning of the film: at least two clues are revealed before the credits
2. Notice the appearances of the red lampshade
3. Can you hear the title of the film that Adam Kesher is auditioning actresses for? Is it mentioned again?
4. An accident is a terrible event… notice the location of the accident
5. Who gives a key, and why?
6. Notice the robe, the ashtray, the coffee cup
7. What is felt, realized and gathered at the club Silencio?
8. Did talent alone help Camilla?
9. Note the occurrences surrounding the man behind Winkies
10. Where is Aunt Ruth?
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