Film director David Lynch, who directed 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive', has died
American film director David Lynch has died shortly before his 79th birthday. His family announced this on Facebook. During his creative career, Lynch has been awarded all the most prestigious film awards, including the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the honorary Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, writes Air force.

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"There's a big void in the world now that he's gone. But as he used to say, 'Look at the donut, not the hole,'" the celebrity's family wrote on social media.
In August 2024, Lynch admitted that he suffered from emphysema due to being a heavy smoker for many years. Because of this, he could not even go outside. Despite his diagnosis, the filmmaker said at the time that he was in "great shape" and "will never retire."
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His first feature film, the dark and disturbing Eraserhead, was met with a lukewarm critical reception. Decades later, many prominent directors have acknowledged Lynch's work as a profound influence on them.
He is known for his experimental approach to cinema. His works include the TV series Twin Peaks, the films Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, The Elephant Man and Inland Empire. Many of the director's films are known for their surreal atmosphere on the edge of reality and dreams.
A bright representative of American independent cinema, he was nominated for an Oscar three times as best director for Mulholland Drive, The Elephant Man and the erotic detective thriller Blue Velvet. But he never won in this nomination. He received an Oscar, but only once – for outstanding achievements in cinematography.
However, throughout his entire creative career, Lynch has been awarded all the most prestigious film awards, including the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the honorary Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
The director's last major project was Twin Peaks: The Return, released in 2017, a continuation of the cult series, two seasons of which were released in the early 1990s.
After the sequel was announced, Lynch alarmed fans of the series by saying that he was abandoning the project. However, a little over a month later, he announced that he had changed his mind.
After completing this work, the director officially announced his retirement from cinema.
Edition Pre-Party collected 10 interesting facts about David Lynch. In particular, he:
Could have become a director of "Star Wars"
In the early 1980s, George Lucas approached Lynch with an offer to direct the sixth episode of the Star Wars space saga, Return of the Jedi. He declined the offer, saying, “You have to direct it. It’s your job! It’s not my job.”
He was a good artist.
As a child, Lynch spent his days drawing machine guns. As he got older, he made sketches for Heartbeat (1980), a documentary about the lives of Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady (starring Nick Note and Sissy Spacek). In the end, he wasn’t even credited. From 1992 to 1993, Lynch created his own comic strip, which he called The Angriest Dog in the World.
He had excellent hearing
Lynch and sound designer Alan Splet spent 63 days recording sound effects for the short film Grandma. He collaborated with Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse on the album Dark Night of the Soul. (Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse are two musical projects that came together to create the unique album Dark Night of the Soul. – Approx. Ed.)
Made a lot of "weird" videos
Lynch made videos that were unusual for a surrealist, from daily weather reports on his website to surreal commercials for pregnancy tests, Alka-Seltzer, and even pasta and Barilla sauces.
Inspired by the most unexpected moments
While making his first feature film, Eraserhead, Lynch began cutting up a cat for inspiration. Meanwhile, his film, Lost Highway, is based on an incident where a stranger called him early one morning and said, "Dave! Dick Laurent is dead." Lynch asked, "What?" At that point, no one was at the intercom. He never found out who Dick Laurent was.
He was ambivalent when answering questions.
When asked about his film Wild Hearts, Lynch replied, "It's a movie that's about an hour and forty-five minutes long." And the accompanying press release contained just four words: "Eagle Scout, Missoula, Montana."
He was known to be a big coffee lover.
Not only did Lynch direct four 30-second Twin Peaks-style commercials for Japanese Georgia Coffee based on Agent Dale Cooper's love of "damn good coffee," he also created the David Lynch Signature Cup brand.
He didn't shy away from simple work
To support himself and his family, Lynch delivered Wall Street Journal newspapers while working on the feature film Eraserhead. Incidentally, it took him five whole years to create his cult feature film.
I loved comedies
Although Lynch is known for surreal thrillers like Blue Velvet and Boxing Helena, he has written two comedies, Bull's Dream and The Spit Bubble, which, alas, audiences never saw.
Buttoned up all the buttons
He always buttoned his shirt all the way up. When he was once asked why he never left the top button undone, Lynch replied that it made him feel more vulnerable.
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