1986 · 120 min · R

Blue Velvet

Name: Blue Velvet
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1986
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange

Directed by David Lynch · Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Blue Velvet (1986) is a Mystery film, directed by David Lynch set in Lumberton during the 1980s. It runs 120 minutes and is rated R.

A neo noir and serial killer, with a tense and bleak tone. Themes of obsession, power & corruption, and identity run throughout.

Composer

Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematography

Frederick Elmes

Cast

Isabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis HopperLaura DernHope LangeDean StockwellGeorge DickersonPriscilla Pointer

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Lumberton

Setting

Suburban Urban

When

1980s

Premise & themes

Premise

Neo Noir Serial Killer

Themes

ObsessionPower & CorruptionIdentity

Tone

TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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