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The Impossible David Lynch displays Todd McGowan's deep, sometimes truly breathtaking knowledge of David Lynch's work and of Lacanian theory. -- Slavoj Zizek, author of The Art of the Ridiculous Sublime: On David Lynch's Lost Highway Todd McGowan's book on David Lynch is an intellectually poignant, theoretically sophisticated, and erudite presentation of David Lynch's films that has truly extraordinary moments. -- Elisabeth Bronfen, University of Zurich Todd McGowan is a brilliantly effective writer. His explanations of difficult concepts are a marvel of sophistication, in which complexity and nuance are not sacrificed in order to reach all readers interested in the subject, both those well-versed in film studies and those who are not. -- Robert Lang, author of Masculine Interests

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Sacrificing One's Head for an Eraser 2. The Integration of the Impossible Object in The Elephant Man 3. Dune and the Path to Salvation 4. Fantasizing the Father in Blue Velvet 5. The Absence of Desire in Wild at Heart 6. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 7. Finding Ourselves on a Lost Highway 8. The Ethics of Fantasizing in The Straight Story 9. Navigating Mulholland Drive, David Lynch's Panegyric to Hollywood Conclusion: The Ethics of Fantasy Notes Index

About the Author

Todd McGowan is associate professor of English at the University of Vermont.

Reviews

A well written book combining thoughtful Lynch essays for the thinkers and film fanatics! Horror News