Lost Highway (1997) — Screenplay
A tormented jazz musician, entangled in murder and surveillance, must unravel a reality-shifting conspiracy involving his wife and a mysterious doppelganger to escape his fate.
- Written by
- David Lynch, Barry Gifford
- Genre
- Mystery, Thriller
- Length
- 115 pages
Study this screenplay for its masterful use of non-linear narrative and dreamlike logic, where time and identity are fluid. The terse, cryptic dialogue and unsettling atmosphere create a tension that rewards close analysis of how Lynch and Gifford build a world where nothing is reliable.
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