Surrealism in Cinema (Mulholland Drive as an Example)

Abstract

Talking about surrealism in cinema means giving free rein to the imagination and the subconscious mind to embody images that come into existence directly without a censor or control according to a special mechanism for the director's vision. Therefore, this research came, which included a methodological framework that includes the research problem. As for the research objectives, they determined the mechanism by which surrealism works, starting in the arts and literature and reaching the narrative film. The second chapter, which was represented by the theoretical framework, included three topics:

First: Surrealism in literature and art. This research dealt with surrealism in poetry and visual art.

Second: Surrealism in drama. This topic dealt with surrealism in theatrical art and cinema.

Third: Surrealism in the narrative film. This study dealt with surrealist film directors who were famous for constructing a mysterious film that includes internal psychological hallucinations and subconscious fantasies, because the surrealist film depends on incoherence and unpredictability sometimes and disharmony at other times. The descriptive analytical approach was used as it is appropriate for the nature of the research and the selection of the research sample, the film (Mulholland Drive) by director (David Lynch), as it is appropriate and the objectives of the research, and as is customary to use a criterion to control the film sample. After analyzing the aforementioned sample, results were reached followed by recommendations.