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Originally Posted by fortunato
David Lynch is the only filmmaker to ever truly frighten me as an adult.
The worst of which was my first viewing of Inland Empire. I watched it in a dark basement at about 2 in the morning on a big TV with surround sound. I remember several scenes during which I felt a real, tangible sort of repulsion; a sensory assault that made me feel as if I should turn away or leave the room. How the man so perfectly and efficiently translates that indescribable nightmare fear and logic is so amazing to me.
Another scene I can think of is in Mulholland Dr., where the guy is describing his nightmare to his friend in the diner; about the man behind the diner. Ugh.
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Yep, that
Mulholland Dr. scene is frightening, and there's a particular scene in
Inland Empire- the one where that woman is just violently vomiting on the street- it made me feel sick. I saw it at the Music Box and just felt like I needed to get out. The scraping sounds of the retching, the claustrophobia of the streets- yech! It haunts me.
Though I did not care for the film, I must say, but that's beside the point.