Introduction by JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré

Blonde Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia (Laura Harring). Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. David Lynch’s seductive and scary vision of Los Angeles’ dream factory is one of the true masterpieces of the new millennium, a tale of love, jealousy, and revenge like no other.

“It is Lynch’s unshakeable belief in the cathartic power of art, and the importance of creating art for art’s sake, that makes him such an anomaly in an increasingly commercialized artistic landscape—and exactly what makes him so worthy of hero worship. David Lynch is an artist’s artist and a filmmaker’s filmmaker, but above all else he saw, believed in, and encouraged the artist in all of us. How lucky we are to have shared the sky with a star that burned so bright.” Read Paige’s full tribute to David Lynch on the JBFC Blog.