The Straight Story
2024-11-11
Vancouver, BC

I love that this and Wild at Heart both exist as examples of road movies in Lynch's filmography. Significantly different approaches, but both still pouring on the existentialism as expected with Lynch. With this one, you definitely learn a thing or two about humanity and growing older, and I just find it remarkable Lynch was able to tap into that in the thick of his career. Reminds me of Scorsese with The Irishman in that sense, but less personal and more so drawing on the experience of another.

Watched at The Cinematheque here in Vancouver -- DCP of the newly completed restoration.