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Subject: Re: Above and Below
Date: Dec 27, 2002
VERY excellent points. I could think of no meanings or interpretations to attach to "the location of the accident." I like your idea of Mulholland Drive as a "road of life," as it were, with heaven above, hell below, and various juxtapositions thereof depending on whose perspective we're following.
Also: "The North Woods Story"--very clever.
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Above and Below
I've read a lot of the postings and I'm surprised no one has commented on the imagery of the title road of the movie. Mulholland Drive is a real road through the Hollywood Hills of LA. In the movie it serves to divide the lower world of apartments and diners from the multi-million-dollar mansions of stars and directors.
The first limo ride on MD ends in a very unhappy surprise. Rita leaves the scene of the accident and descends from Mulholland Drive into the world below. In this world, Betty is in charge, resourceful, while Rita is helpless.
When the limo again cruises MD later in the movie, the ride ends in a pleasant surprise: Camilla is there to greet Diane. This time, the limo rider ascends the hill, and this time it is the blond Betty/Diane who is helpless at the dinner party while Rita/Camilla is in charge.
So there is a symmetry around Mulholland Drive. Could this road be purgatory, with heaven above and hell below? Except, for Diane, heaven is actually below and hell is above.
In both cases, the person who leaves the limo is helpless, out of their world. Almost like they are dead. This imagery of passing above and below Mulholland Drive may be part of the answer to what Lynch meant by his clue: "4) An accident is a terrible event . . . notice the location of the accident."
And on another note: "Sylvia North Story" is the name of the film project. Well, the name Sylvia comes from "sylvan" meaning woods, so the name means North Woods, i.e. Canada. So there is this link with Canada, where Betty comes from.
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