David Lynch’s controversial filmography is a visual smorgasbord for gearheads. His knack for casting cars was not one of his discussed strengths, but his characters often revealed as much about themselves through their vehicles as they did through other means. However, this fascination with cars ran deeper than aesthetics.
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As one of American cinema’s most celebrated practitioners, Lynch was famous for his intuitive process. He refused to explain his pictures, preferring to let the work stand alone. So while his work could at times be difficult to parse on a narrative level, it penetrated and resonated within the subconscious mind, often bypassing the brain to aim for the heart and gut. What he did with cars was of a part with that oeuvre.
Whether showing us roadside nightmares in
David Lynch Left Us A Warning About America’s Car Culture
