Death of David Lynch: what did the famous director of Elephant Man and Twin Peaks die of?

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Death of David Lynch what did the famous director of

21:18 – The INA’s tribute to David Lynch

As usual, the National Audiovisual Institute has released interviews with David Lynch from its archives, in which he explains his work and his films.

20:54 – These two decorations awarded by the French Republic to David Lynch

Did you know? David Lynch was decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honor in 2002 by the French Minister of Culture and Communication Jean-Jacques Aillagon. That year, the director was president of the Cannes Film Festival. A few years later, in 2007, it was the President of the Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, who presented him with the insignia of the Legion of Honor.

20:32 – Twin Peaks, legendary series by David Lynch

Having become legendary, the series Twin Peaks had, at the time of its release, in 1990, revolutionized the genre, mixing drama, thriller and fantasy at the same time. Selected several times for the Emmy Awards, the series however did not go beyond two seasons, due to the drop in audiences. However, from 2015, David Lynch returned to work on Twin Peaks and will direct the 18 episodes of season 3 released in 2017.

20:16 – David Lynch, a multi-awarded director

The disturbing strangeness of his films will have marked generations of fans of the 7th Art. David Lynch had several awards to his credit. Among them, the Palme d’Or of the 43rd Cannes Film Festival for Sailor and Lula. David Lynch also won the grand prize at the Avoriaz Festival and the César for best foreign film for Elephant Manthe grand prize of the Avoriaz Festival for Blue Velvet or the directing prize at Cannes and the César for best foreign film for Mulholland Drive.

20:04 – David Lynch, an iconic director with “only” 10 feature films to his credit

Between 1977, release of his very first feature film, and 2006, year of release of his last, David Lynch will have directed exactly 10 feature films. Among them, cult films. We owe him indeed Elephant Manreleased in 1980, or even Mulholland Drive (2001). Eraserhead (1977), Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), Sailor and Lula (1990), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), Lost Highway (1997), A true story (1999) and Inland EmpireEdit (2006) are his other feature films.

19:52 – David Lynch suffered from emphysema

Last August, after an interview with the magazine Sight & Sound in which he revealed that he was suffering from the consequences of his many years of smoking, David Lynch had declared on X that he was suffering from emphysema. “I must say that I loved smoking and I love tobacco, its smell, lighting cigarettes, smoking them, but this pleasure has a price, and that is emphysema,” he declared. , while indicating that he had stopped smoking two years ago. If in his post he assured that he had recently undergone medical examinations, was “in very good shape” and “never” wanted to retire, in the interview, he had however notified that he could not go out as he wished because any contamination by a virus could worsen his health problems. This Thursday, the family did not specify the exact reasons for his death.

19:41 – David Lynch is dead

“It is with great regret that we, his family, announce the death of the man and the artist David Lynch,” announced those close to the filmmaker on the director’s Facebook page this Thursday, January 16, 2025. David Lynch was aged 78. He would have celebrated his 79th birthday next Monday, January 20.



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