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There’s arguably no other modern filmmaker who so consistently baffles audiences, critics, and even his own actors than David Lynch. The director’s surreal, Americana-infused films defy genre, defy stereotypes, and even defy conventional ideas about filmmaking. And Mulholland Drive is not only a practically flawless film and one of Lynch’s best, but it’s also one of his most confusing. Some of that comes from the fact that the project started out as a television pilot before getting turned into one of the best films of the 21st century. Some of that confusion comes from the fact that it’s a dreamy tapestry about Hollywood, acting, transformation, guilt, desire, and a man outside the Winkie’s.
And while fans are still trying to figure out what it all means, star Laura Harring, who plays Rita/Camilla Rhodes in the movie, seems content to wonder and interpret the meaning of her own film. She told The Independent that Mulholland Drive feels like reading a book in that it leaves questions while still making you feel fulfilled. As Harring put it, “Who was killed? Was it Diane? Was it Camilla? Was it Rita? Was it Betty? Who was on that bed at the end? And, when you think about it, it could be any one of them; the film works with any character.” Harring was kind enough to offer her most recent interpretation that “the dead body at the end is the death of the ego, and how we can really be free at the end.” Still, that interview was written in 2017, so we’d guess that she’s arrived at an entirely different interpretation now.
Written by: Looper
