UW Cinematheque - Summer at the Cinematheque 2023
Blue Velvet | USA | 1986 | DCP | 120 min. Director: David Lynch
Event Details
Date
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper
In small-town Lumberton, USA, Jeffrey Beaumont (MacLachlan), recently home from college, discovers a severed ear. Along with the sweet Sandy (Laura Dern), Jeffrey investigates and soon becomes enmeshed in Lumberton’s underworld and with troubled nightclub singer Dorothy Valens (Rossellini). Hopper is absolutely unforgettable as the psychotic, raving fetishist Frank Booth, who keeps Dorothy for his personal slave.
In small-town Lumberton, USA, Jeffrey Beaumont (MacLachlan), recently home from college, discovers a severed ear. Along with the sweet Sandy (Laura Dern), Jeffrey investigates and soon becomes enmeshed in Lumberton’s underworld and with troubled nightclub singer Dorothy Valens (Rossellini). Hopper is absolutely unforgettable as the psychotic, raving fetishist Frank Booth, who keeps Dorothy for his personal slave.
Cost
Free
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