Blue Velvet (DVD)

- BLUE VELVET - Blue Velvet was released in 1986. Written and directed by David Lynch (Eraserhead). Blue Velvet is an American neo-noir, mystery/thriller. Starring Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Kyle MacLachlan, and Laura Dern. BBFC Rating: 18. Running Time: 120 minutes.- The film opens to a large pair of crushed blue velvet stage curtains gently moving in the breeze. As the credits roll we are treated to a very serene rendition of the song 'Blue Velvet', sung by 60's singer Bobby Vinton. The cameras close in onto a stunningly clean, pure white painted picket fence. In front of that some very long stem red roses are swaying in ...  Read the complete review

As strains of Bobby Vinton's classic "Blue Velvet" warble in the background, a blue screen curtain parts to images of 1960's middle America. Everyday people in their front gardens, a man waiving from a fire engine, all seemingly timeless in small town Lumberton in Carolina. Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) is a college student whose father has just suffered a stroke whilst watering the garden. On his way home from the hospital, he discovers a severed ear lying in the grass and after taking it to the police, he's informed by the town sheriff's daughter that there may be a link with a local woman, Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini). Intent on investigating ...  Read the complete review

Those unfamiliar with David Lynch need know a few things before venturing into any of his works - he is a master of exploring the strange, and many of his films are complex puzzles that don't so much follow a plot as require careful dissemination by a Film scholar. Needless to say, his Blue Velvet is one of his more straightforward works, and also boasts both a superb cast, a wonderful aesthetic, and one of Lynch's first instances of his mood and atmosphere in full swing (after his film Eraserhead, which was intriguing but never fully developed). Blue Velvet opens as Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) returns from College and finds a severed ear in a field. ...  Read the complete review

As a director, David Lynch usually takes a surreal and unorthodox approach to the art of film-making, and whether you love or hate his style, there is no doubting that he has helped create some provocative and unique works during the course of his lengthy career. My favourite Lynch directed film would have to be the 1986 classic 'Blue Velvet'. The story centres on Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan), who, after his father is taken ill, returns home and discovers a human ear in the long grass near his home. Beaumont's curious nature leads him, along with friend 'Sandy' (Laura Dern), to undergo some inquires of his own. As Jeffrey digs deeper, he reluctantly ...  Read the complete review

Blue Velvet is a mystery and thriller released in year 1986. Film was directed by David Lynch and he also wrote the screenplay of the movie. Film was nominated for academy awards in best direction category. This is a story of college student who find severed human ear and try to investigate on this case with detective's daughter. Star Cast: Kyle MacLachlan portrays Jeffrey Beaumont. Laura Dern plays a role of Sandy Williams. Isabella Rossellini portrays Dorothy Vallens. Dennis Hooper plays a role of Frank Booth. Plot Summary: Jeffrey Beaumont is a college student and his father suffers from stroke. He takes his ...  Read the complete review