# Blue Velvet (1986)

> A curious young man descends beneath the polished surface of small-town America and finds desire, violence, and criminal mystery intertwined.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/638

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
- Director: David Lynch
- Cast: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange, Dean Stockwell, George Dickerson, Priscilla Pointer
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, surreal, paranoid, late night cinephile viewing, david lynch marathon

## Synopsis

A young man's curiosity leads him into a dark underworld of crime and obsession.

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- [The Hunger (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/6615)
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