Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Directed by Toby Keeler

199785 min7.2 / 10

A cerebral, visually rich documentary portrait of David Lynch's artistic vision across multiple mediums, balancing intellectual inquiry with intimate access to the artist and his collaborators.

An in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch's movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and various other works of art. Features interview footage and commentary by family members, friends, fans, and people he's worked with, as well as behind-the-scenes antics of some of his most critically praised efforts.

Questions people ask

  • Is Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

76/ 100

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

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Surprise60

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Love75

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