“If “The Wizard of Oz” is one of your favorite movies, and if Lynch is one of your favorite filmmakers, then watching “Lynch/Oz” is like seeing two old cinematic friends sitting around talking to each other.”

—Variety

“Cinema catnip.”

—The Film Stage

The themes, images, and cultural vernacular of Victor Fleming’s The Wizard of Oz continue to haunt David Lynch’s filmography—from his early short The Alphabet to his recent television series Twin Peaks: The Return.

Arguably, no filmmaker has so consistently drawn inspiration—consciously or unconsciously—from a single work.

Is Lynch trapped in the Land of Oz?

If so, what can we learn about his body of work by taking a closer look at how it intersects and communicates with that legendary fantasy?

In turn, what do Lynch’s films have to say about the enduring resonance of one of America’s most beloved classics?

Through six distinct perspectives, Alexandre O. Philippe’s Lynch/Oz helps us reexperience and reinterpret The Wizard of Oz by way of David Lynch, delivering new appreciations of both.

 

TUE March 11th at 9:40 PM
WED March 12th at 9:40 PM
THU March 13th at 9:40 PM

LYNCH/OZ explores one of the most fascinating puzzles in the history of motion pictures: the enduring symbiosis between America’s primordial fairytale, The Wizard of Oz, and David Lynch’s singular brand of popular surrealism.