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How Was David Lynch 'Lynchian'?

A giant figure in American cinema, David Lynch, who has died at 78, elevated the strange into art, leaving behind a cult filmography, but more importantly, an eponymous and flamboyant adjective.

How Was David Lynch 'Lynchian'?

The American director David Lynch in an archived photo dating from 2006. (Credit: AFP)

With his iconic hairstyle — first a rich brown, later a striking blond-white — and almost as legendary as his films, David Lynch, who recently passed away at the age of 78, leaves behind a body of work as quirky as it is influential. Renowned for...
With his iconic hairstyle — first a rich brown, later a striking blond-white — and almost as legendary as his films, David Lynch, who recently passed away at the age of 78, leaves behind a body of work as quirky as it is influential. Renowned for...