Blue Velvet Revisited (2016)
SHORT SYNOPSIS
30 years after the shooting of 'Blue Velvet', the classic film of David Lynch, the German filmmaker Peter Braatz revisits his original Super-8 material and numerous photographies, filmed 30 years ago on the set in Wilmington, USA.
LONG SYNOPSIS
Blue Velvet might be the finest representative of the reach of the Lynchean universe, better than any of its other films, with that irresistible mix of film noir and string auteur mark. Lynchean: Dennis Hopper may be the key to define the term, in one of the interviews of this documentary: "I’m not sure that David Lynch is a film buff or ever has been. I don’t find that necessary… I find that better. [Luis] Buñuel was dealing with Surrealism and Dada, but David is dealing with his own subconscious, his own way of looking at things, and it’s not emulative of anybody or imitative of anybody. It’s his own vision. And it’s wonderfully naive.” With 60 rolls of Super 8 film, one for each shooting day, the young Peter Braatz flew from Germany to a small town of white picket fences and red roses where Lynch shot his dark fable together with Kyle MacLahlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern and Jack Nance. The result is this feature-length film that transcends the mere behind the scenes record, and becomes a meditation on cinema, time, and the essence of art.
(Review by the Mar del Plata Film Festival, Argentina)
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Peter BraatzDirectorBlue Velvet (intern associate) (1986)
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Peter BraatzWriterBlue Velvet (intern associate) (1986)
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Peter BraatzProducerBlue Velvet (intern associate) (1986)
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Ida WeissProducerVaruh meje (2002), Night Boats (2012)
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Rossellini, IsabellaKey CastBlue Velvet (1986)
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MacLachlan, KyleKey CastTwin Peaks (1990-2017)
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Dern, LauraKey CastJurasik Park (1993)
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Dourif, BradKey CastThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
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Nance, Jack (I)Key CastEreserhead (1977)
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David LynchKey CastMulholland Drive (2001), The Elephant Man (1980)
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Dennis HopperKey CastEasy Rider (1969)
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:1 hour 26 minutes
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Completion Date:March 9, 2016
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:35mm, Super 8mm
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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16th Transilvania International Film FestivalCluj-Napoca
Romania
June 1, 2017 -
20th Shanghai International Film FestivalShanghai
China
June 7, 2017 -
16th San Francisco Documentary Film FestivalSan Francisco, CA
United States
June 1, 2017 -
David Lynch: A Complete RetrospectiveChicago
United States
May 17, 2017 -
Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz 2017
Austria
April 12, 2017 -
Cinedelphia Film FestivalPhiladelphia
United States
April 12, 2017 -
L’Europe autour de l’Europe – Festival de films de la Grande EuropeParis
France
March 8, 2017 -
Days Of Slovenian FilmsBelgrade
Serbia
June 26, 2016 -
Clique Film FestivalAlmaty
Kazakhstan
November 16, 2016 -
31st Mar Del Plata International Film FestivalMar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Argentina -
24th Camerimage – International Film FestivalToruń
Poland
November 16, 2016 -
27th LIFFe – Ljubljana International Film FestivalLjubljana
Slovenia
November 16, 2016 -
10th Lisbon & Estoril Film FestivalLisboa
Portugal
November 16, 2016 -
Festival Of DisruptionLos Angeles, CA
United States
October 5, 2016 -
60th BFI – London Film FestivalENGLAND
World Premiere
Distribution Information
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Fuera de la Común (ARG/USA)Country: United StatesRights: TheatricalCountry: ArgentinaRights: Theatrical
Peter Braatz was born in 1959 in Solingen, Germany. He is an editor and director, known for Blue Velvet Revisited (2016), Glazier Blues (2001) and The Human Fish (2007).
As it is “Blue Velvet Revisited”, is a visit to a certain historic time and place,an essay, and a rediscovery. It’s a tale from the subjective view-point of a German filmmaker who found himself by chance in the middle of the production of a landmark in 20th century cinema.
Or was it not by chance at all? Had this film been lying in wait for so many years, so very nearly lost?
There were so many questions to answer, so many thoughts and
feelings revealed. I dug into my four hours of original Super-8 film, two additional hours of 16mm from Munich in 1987, several hours of video-material from the german promotion of “Blue Velvet”, over 1000 photographs, objects, drawings and relics, to find there was so much to discover, to choose from, and combine.
So much to say, to hear, to see and to feel. “Blue Velvet Revisited” is
my excavation of a hidden treasure, which just needed to be touched once more to blossom and sparkle..