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Finding Ourselves on a Lost Highway : David Lynch's Lesson in Fantasy
- Cinema Journal
- University of Texas Press
- 39, Number 2, Winter 2000
- pp. 51-73
- 10.1353/cj.2000.0005
- Article
- Additional Information
The difficulties in watching David Lynch's Lost Highway stem from the unique way in which the film distinguishes between desire and fantasy. Whereas most films depict a seamless continuity between the two impulses, Lost Highway separates them, revealing how fantasy serves as a respite from the ambiguity of desire.