David Lynch Keeps His Head
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"David Lynch Keeps His Head" is a nonfiction essay by David Foster Wallace that offers an in-depth, characteristically digressive profile of filmmaker David Lynch and the making of his film "Lost Highway."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Lynch Keeps His Head canonical | 1 |
| the making of Lost Highway | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: David Lynch Keeps His Head Context triple: [A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, containsEssay, David Lynch Keeps His Head]
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Lynch
Lynch is a common Irish surname historically associated with one of the prominent merchant families of Galway and now borne by people worldwide.
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Videodrome
Videodrome is a 1983 science fiction–body horror film directed by David Cronenberg, known for its surreal exploration of media, technology, and psychological manipulation.
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Kino-Eye
Kino-Eye was a Soviet avant-garde film movement led by Dziga Vertov that championed documentary realism and the use of the camera as a tool to reveal truth through innovative editing and non-fiction imagery.
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The Canyons
The Canyons is a 2013 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Schrader and written by Bret Easton Ellis, known for its portrayal of morally vacant Hollywood millennials.
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The Film Sense
The Film Sense is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein that explores the principles of film montage and cinematic expression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Lynch Keeps His Head Target entity description: "David Lynch Keeps His Head" is a nonfiction essay by David Foster Wallace that offers an in-depth, characteristically digressive profile of filmmaker David Lynch and the making of his film "Lost Highway."
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A.
Lynch
Lynch is a common Irish surname historically associated with one of the prominent merchant families of Galway and now borne by people worldwide.
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B.
Videodrome
Videodrome is a 1983 science fiction–body horror film directed by David Cronenberg, known for its surreal exploration of media, technology, and psychological manipulation.
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C.
Kino-Eye
Kino-Eye was a Soviet avant-garde film movement led by Dziga Vertov that championed documentary realism and the use of the camera as a tool to reveal truth through innovative editing and non-fiction imagery.
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D.
The Canyons
The Canyons is a 2013 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Schrader and written by Bret Easton Ellis, known for its portrayal of morally vacant Hollywood millennials.
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E.
The Film Sense
The Film Sense is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein that explores the principles of film montage and cinematic expression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
magazine article
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nonfiction essay ⓘ |
| about |
American cinema
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David Lynch’s directing style ⓘ Hollywood ⓘ Lynch’s filmography ⓘ Lynch’s public persona ⓘ art versus commerce in film ⓘ celebrity culture ⓘ creative process ⓘ film crew work ⓘ film production ⓘ filmmaking ⓘ set visits ⓘ surrealist film ⓘ the making of Lost Highway ⓘ
linked to:
David Lynch Keeps His Head
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| author | David Foster Wallace ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| features |
critical analysis
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footnote-like asides ⓘ humor ⓘ interviews ⓘ on-set observations ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Lynch’s collaboration with cast and crew
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Lynch’s working methods ⓘ production of Lost Highway ⓘ |
| genre |
literary journalism
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profile ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical
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ironic ⓘ sympathetic to Lynch as artist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
David Lynch
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Lost Highway ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
digressive
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first-person ⓘ reportage ⓘ |
| portrays |
David Lynch as an auteur
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Hollywood as strange and opaque ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Blue Velvet
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Eraserhead ⓘ Lost Highway ⓘ Twin Peaks ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film studies analysis
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| workOf | David Foster Wallace ⓘ |
| workType | long-form essay ⓘ |
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Subject: David Lynch Keeps His Head Description of subject: "David Lynch Keeps His Head" is a nonfiction essay by David Foster Wallace that offers an in-depth, characteristically digressive profile of filmmaker David Lynch and the making of his film "Lost Highway."
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linked to: David Lynch Keeps His Head