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David Lynch: The Art Life

2016 · 89 min · Director: Rick Barnes, Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Jon Nguyen ★ IMDb 7.2 · 7,838 ratings

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Artist and filmmaker David Lynch discusses his early life and the events that shaped his outlook on art and the creative process.

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David Lynch: The Art Life (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Awe 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Awe, Melancholy. Genres: Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Awe and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Inspiration
  • Curiosity
  • Nostalgia

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Nostalgia

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Inspiration
Curiosity
Nostalgia
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityInspirationCuriosityNostalgia
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity42 %20 %32 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Nostalgia51 %18 %31 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Disturbing60 %10 %33 %49 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sadness61 %5 %30 %45 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sadness60 %21 %33 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Inspiration58 %44 %41 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity53 %45 %40 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Inspiration51 %33 %32 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Sadness50 %15 %34 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity46 %10 %40 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity51 %24 %44 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Disturbing63 %40 %50 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity68 %41 %57 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 60′Disturbing64 %26 %55 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity57 %29 %46 %16 %
77.5 %≈ 69′Inspiration63 %54 %40 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Inspiration71 %68 %35 %24 %
87.5 %≈ 78′Inspiration70 %66 %34 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 82′Inspiration68 %67 %37 %42 %
97.5 %≈ 87′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

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Lula Lynch

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Edwina Lynch

Details

Directed by
Rick Barnes, Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Jon Nguyen
Written by
Isabel Andrés Portí
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States, Denmark
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 7,838 ratings
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