Summaries

The performer of Twin Peaks theme Julee Cruise's experimental concert film, which opens with a short intro where a man breaks up with his girl over the phone, which devastates her. The concert is set in her nightmarish subconscious mind.

Pivoting around the emotionally charged telephone conversation between an unsuspecting Laura Dern, and a devastated but determined Nicolas Cage, the first powerful scene of David Lynch's "Industrial Symphony" ends with a painful breakup. Then, a floating Julee Cruise dressed in white appears out of thin air, inviting us in a palpable, ill-lit, nightmarish hallucination, as the cacophonous sounds of rejection intensify the despair of the heart-broken woman. To portray the scarred, anhydrous landscapes of separation and solitude, Julee Cruise performs hauntingly evocative songs from her 1989 debut album, "Floating into the Night", as well as recordings from the second season of Twin Peaks (1990). The performance was filmed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, on November 10, 1989.—Nick Riganas

Details

Keywords
  • hallucination
  • self referential
  • telephone conversation
  • multi media
  • baby doll
Genres
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
  • Music
Release date Apr 30, 1992
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Production companies Propaganda Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 50m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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