David Lynch, an iconic filmmaker, died recently, and Denis Villeneuve remembers him in bright words.
In Saturn Awards, the Canadian filmmaker shed light on the impact of the late director, who also made an adaptation of Dune.
“The cinema is probably the closest art form, closer to dreams, awake dreams. And David Lynch was definitely the teacher, who brought us closer to this state of sleep. And sincerely I want to have the opportunity to meet him.” , began .
“It would not have been possible to know him between them [Dune] cinema. He wanted and dreamed of knowing him once he would end … to pay tribute, “the director continued.
“I am very sad that I did not have a good experience with its own adaptation. At the same time, for my understanding, the pain he suffered by making his own version of Dune brought us to Blue Velvet, and then Wild At Heart and all the … There was an energy that came out of that, “added the 57 -year -old man.
“So, I don’t know, it’s very sad that he left us. It’s like, you know, there are some filmmakers who, when he left, it’s like a planet left the solar system. It’s really as if it were his own planet.”
“But there is some comfort to know that I was still totally alive, totally creative, that I wanted to do another project. It’s still here. Anyway, I am a great admirer. Yes,” Denis concluded.
Small for life, David was diagnosed with emphysema, a lung disease, in 2024. He died on January 15. He was 78 years old.
