Our month-long tribute to David Lynch kicks off with Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, the 1992 prequel to the beloved TV series.
In the town of Twin Peaks, everyone has their secrets—but especially Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). Following her through the last week of her life, the film teases out the enigmas that surround her murder. Homecoming queen by day and drug-addicted thrill seeker by night, Laura leads a double life that pulls her deeper and deeper into horror as she pieces together the identity of the assailant who has been terrorizing her for years.
Nightmarish in its vision of an innocent torn apart by unfathomable forces, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is nevertheless one of Lynch's most humane films.
“In its own singular, deeply strange way, Fire Walk With Me is David Lynch's masterpiece.” - Calum Marsh, Village Voice
“However terrifying and overwhelmingly sad, Fire Walk with Me is also disturbingly and deliberately funny.” – Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
“Fire Walk With Me is not just an artistic triumph in its own right, it's the key to the entire Twin Peaks universe.” – Martyn Conterio, The Guardian