Blue Velvet

LYNCHPINS: The essential films of David Lynch. See here for information on other features screening as part of this series.

A psychological horror starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper and Laura Dern, David Lynch's acclaimed 1986 neo-noir has been called 'a masterpiece' by both fans and critics. The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man (MacLachlan) on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer (Rossellini) and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.