Darkened Room

Darkened Room is an 8-minute film directed by David Lynch. It first appeared on Lynch's website, DavidLynch.com, in 2002. It has subsequently been released on the DVD anthology Dynamic:01.

For the 1929 silent film, see Darkened Rooms. For the study of Spiritualism, see The Darkened Room.
Darkened Room
Directed byDavid Lynch
Written byDavid Lynch
Produced byDavid Lynch
StarringJordan Ladd
Etsuko Shikata
Cerina Vincent
CinematographyDavid Lynch
Release date
  • April 12, 2002 (2002-04-12)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

In the first half of the film, a Japanese woman shows us her apartment in Tokyo and muses on the amount of bananas produced worldwide. The woman then tells us that her friend next door is sad. In the second half, a blonde woman (Jordan Ladd) sits on a sofa and cries. Then a brunette woman (Cerina Vincent) enters and says cruel things to her, before threatening to tell her the truth. The film ends with a fade to black.

Cast

Production

The film was shot on digital video. In an introduction that appears on the Dynamic:01 DVD, Lynch calls the film "an experiment based on some idea", and says the film "was always some kind of tie in to bananas, information concerning bananas, so we can all learn some things as we enjoy the shows". Lynch then laughs.

Analysis

The film has been compared to other Lynch productions for the prominence of the act of crying[2] and the presence of a lost girl.[3]

References
  1. Odell, Colin (2010-10-21). David Lynch. Kamera Books. ISBN 978-1-84243-382-9.
  2. Mactaggart, Allister (2014-05-14). The Film Paintings of David Lynch: Challenging Film Theory. Intellect Books. ISBN 978-1-84150-387-5.
  3. Jerslev, Anne (2021-11-03). David Lynch: Blurred Boundaries. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-73924-9.


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