David Lynch's The Elephant Man | The Strange Story (Part 2) #150

Listen to this episode from Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast on Spotify. Dhruv and Cris take a minor detour from the endlessly mysterious world(s) of David Lynch to a somewhat more familiar one in their second (of they don't know how many) eps on David Lynch. And joining them is a returning guest, Arijit Paul, who is thankful to Lynch (especially his work in "Eraserhead") for not only inspiring him to pursue a career in (film) sound but also for validating his love for cigarettes.We listen to Arijit's wonderfully strange stories of discovering Lynch and the strange memories his films inspire in him before talking in detail about one of Lynch's more "conventional" movies -- "The Elephant Man" (1980), which both Dhruv and Cris are decidedly more mixed on than Arijit. Listen to the full episode to hear them talk about why they love half the movie and not the entirety of it and why David Lynch -- even minus all the bursts of surrealism -- is an incredible filmmaker. Major spoilers for “The Elephant Man”!TIME CODES The Irresistible Allure of Lynch's Films: [00:00 - 20:37]"The Elephant Man": [20:37 - 01:04:56]Cris doesn't like "Pather Panchali"?!: [01:04:56 - 01:11:53]The Biopic Template: [01:11:53 - 01:14:18]Outro (a.k.a Bullshit): [01:14:18 - 01:27:43]TEXT REFERENCED REPEATEDLY"Room to Dream" (David Lynch & Kristine McKenna).Do hit 'Follow' on Spotify if you haven't already to help the podcast reach more people!Follow our Instagram page: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/queenisdead.filmpodcast.⁠⁠You can follow us on Instagram at:ARIJIT: https://www.instagram.com/_tentinquarantino_/.CRIS: https://www.instagram.com/prdscris/.DHRUV: https://www.instagram.com/terminalcinema/.You can also follow us on Letterboxd at -ARIJIT: https://letterboxd.com/nostradamus/.CRIS: https://letterboxd.com/prdscris/.DHRUV: https://letterboxd.com/aterminalcinema/.