Lynch Loose In Poland!
David Lynch has arrived in Poland to complete Inland Empire, a film that is still shrouded in secret.
The title does not give much away – referring to the four neighbourhoods of Los Angeles close to the Californian desert. "It’s the story of a woman in deep trouble. The story also has a hidden mystery, that’s all I will say on the subject," the director declared.
The first visit by Lynch to Poland was in 2000 when the director was invited to the Camerimage festival at Lodz. His fascination since then for this town, headquarters of the famous film school, brought him back two years later. That’s when the project began – in a little bedroom painted green, where the first images were taken.
Many Polish actors are in the cast, notably Karolina Gruszka, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Leon Niemczyk, and Piotr Andrzejewski. But the main roles are taken by Laura Dern, Justin Theroux, Jeremy Irons and Harry Dean Santon. This time the crew is filming in Lódz hotels and in Manufaktura, former factories transformed into a modern commercial-cultural complex.
Production on Inland Empire was not officially announced until the last Cannes festival. Studio Canal are co-producing the film. The Polish end of the production is being handled by Marek Zydowicz, director of the Camerimage festival, in coopération with Fundacja Tumult. The film’s première is scheduled for the next Cannes festival. In Poland, the film will probably come out in the autumn, and Kino Âwiat will be the distributor.