McGowan, Todd.

The impossible David Lynch / Todd McGowan. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2007. - x, 265 p. ; 24 cm. - Film and culture .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-257) and index.

The bizarre nature of normality -- Sacrificing one\'s head for an eraser -- The integration of the impossible object in The elephant man -- Dune and the path to salvation -- Fantasizing the father in Blue velvet -- The absence of desire in Wild at heart -- Twin peaks: Fire walk with me and identification with the object -- Finding ourselves on a Lost highway -- The ethics of fantasizing in The straight story -- Navigating Mulholland Drive, David Lynch\'s panegyric to Hollywood -- The ethics of fantasy.

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