The actress Nikki Grace is invited to perform the role of Susan Blue as the lead actress of the movie “On High In Blue Tomorrows”, directed by Kingsley Stewart. Nikki’s husband is a jealous guy and the co-star is the wolf Devon Berk that will perform Billy Side, the husband of Susan. In the rehearsal, Kingsley tells that the movie is a remake of an unfinished and damned Polish production where the two lead stars had been murdered. While shooting the movie, Nikki has daydreams, mixing her real life with the fictional Susan.

Inland Empire (2006)
  • Rating: (26,133 votes)
  • Taglines:A Woman In Trouble » A Story of a mystery...A mystery inside worlds within worlds...Unfolding around a woman...A woman in love and in trouble. »
  • Runtime:180 minutes
  • Director: David Lynch
  • Countries:France, Poland, USA
  • Actors:
    Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
    Laura Dern
    Kingsley Stewart
    Jeremy Irons
    Devon Berk / Billy Side
    Justin Theroux
    Lost Girl
    Karolina Gruszka
    Janek (as Jan Hench)
    Jan Hencz
    Phantom
    Krzysztof Majchrzak
    Visitor #1
    Grace Zabriskie
    Henry the Butler
    Ian Abercrombie
    Servant
    Karen Baird
    Linda
    Bellina Logan
  • Genres:Mystery, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Jay Aaseng
    associate producer  
    Jeremy Alter
    co-producer  
    Erik Crary
    associate producer  
    Laura Dern
    co-producer  
    Lukasz Dzieciol
    assistant line producer: Poland  
    Piotr Dzieciol
    line producer: Poland  
    Janusz Hetman
    co-producer: Poland  
    Lucja Kedzior
    assistant line producer: Poland  
    Keith Kjarval
    executive producer  
    David Lynch
    producer  
    Ewa Puszczynska
    executive line producer: Poland  
    Michal Stopowski
    co-producer: Poland  
    Sabrina S. Sutherland
    associate producer  
    Kazimierz Suwala
    co-producer: Poland  
    Mary Sweeney
    producer  
    Marek Zydowicz
    executive producer: Poland  
  • Plots: A blonde actress is preparing for her biggest role yet, but when she finds herself falling for her co-star, she realizes that her life is beginning to mimic the fictional film that they're shooting. Adding to her confusion is the revelation that the current film is a remake of a doomed Polish production, 47, which was never finished due to an unspeakable tragedy. Written by Ted
Inland Empire
  • User's comment:I would like a red plumb floating in perfume served in a gentleman's hat. by manythings711

    Much can be said about David Lynch but I think the mistake most people make is to think that he is trying to create a coherent and straight forward narrative structure. He is working on a subconscious level in his mind. The idea comes before the reason behind the idea. In many ways this is how art should be created because any other way will feel forced and pretentious.

    David Lynch is not just trying to f*k with you. Its not meaningless and its not pretentious. If you've ever seen his interviews he is one of the most humble and soft spoken directors I've ever seen. Justin Theroux did a Q & A after my screening of Inland Empire and he described working with lynch as light hearted and fun. The complete opposite of what its like to watch some of his films which are often dark, terrifying, and disturbing.

    Inland Empire is a sister film to Mulholland Dr. As my wife put it, "Watching Mulholland Dr. helped me to understand Inland Empire." They are two sides of the same coin. Lynch still seems to want to take a stab at the evils of Hollywood. His concern for the well being of actors is strong but this time instead of a new comer (Naomi Watts) he deals with one older actresses come back role and like Mulholland Dr. their are the evil producers behind the scenes and even the added possibility of a cursed set.

    I am a huge Lynch fan. I don't find his films hard to understand. I am not a very intellectual person but Lynch's themes are so simple. The visuals are to be enjoyed on their own terms especially when they seem not to fit with the rest of the film. A lot of lynch's trademarks return, the dual personalities, time folding in on itself, gratuitous nudity, and another tragic murder mystery.

    While this film does feel like a retread of Mulholland Dr. it also stands on its own especially since it contains a much more upbeat ending and perhaps four layers of storytelling,good luck figuring out which is which. He also continues to experiment with sound and even sings the vocals to a song in the film.

    I got exactly what I wanted from Inland Empire. The downside to this is that Lynch is sort of repeating himself and I hope that doesn't mean he's out of ideas or perhaps Mulholland Dr. did not yet exercise his disdain for the studio system. The film is part murder mystery and part lucid dream. It has dream logic and has a lot of fun with some of its bizarre dialog and incredible visuals. This film also has much in common with Eraserhead in that he's completely free to explore his ideas. No one is telling him to shorten the film, cut out scenes, or that it doesn't make sense. Its uncompromising and truly art without boundaries.

    My only other criticism is that the digital video is just ugly at times. When the shot is static the amount of detail in the picture can be incredible but when its hand held and moving around its grainy and looks pretty terrible. I miss the polished look of his older films but I guess that is going to be another thing that sets this movie apart from the others. I highly recommend this film to the Lynch enthusiast and to no one else. If you aren't in on the joke then I cannot imagine you leaving the theater happy after three hours of pure, free from concentrate, unpasteurized lynch. I went to see this with my wife and my best friend needless to say only I loved it. Take that as you will.

    4/5


  • Quotes: Neighbor: Is there a murder in your film? Nikki: Uh, no. It's not part of the story. Neighbor: No, I think you are wrong about that.
  • Also known as: Inland Empire (Greece), Inland Empire (Hungary - imdb display title), Inland Empire (Portugal - imdb display title), Inland Empire (Spain), El imperio (Mexico), Império dos Sonhos (Brazil), Imperio (Argentina), Inland Empire - Eine Frau in Schwierigkeiten (Germany), Inland Empire: A Woman in Trouble (USA - long title), Inland empire - L'impero della mente (Italy), Inland empire - Siseimpeerium (Estonia),

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