Blue Velvet
The discovery of an ant-infested human ear triggers a descent into the darkness behind the suburban American dream.
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Kyle MacLachlan's discovery of an ant-infested human ear in the Lumberton undergrowth initiates the teenage sleuth's journey into the perilous unconscious of the suburban American dream - and 80s cinema is redefined. Lynch's ambiguous moral stance on murder, mutilation and sadomasochism would not meet with everyone's approval, but Blue Velvet was a bona fide cultural event and mainstream American cinema had a new auteur to celebrate.
| Director | David Lynch |
| Cast | Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell, Laura Dern |
| Country | USA |
| Year | 1986 |
| Running time | 120min |
BFI Southbank Programme Update - 22 May (No.32)