MovieVersaries: Blue Velvet @ 40 Years Old

David Lynch’s return to the utterly bizarre, Blue Velvet, turns 40 years old this year.

Bo Nicholson and Ian Buckley team up to explore the strange world of Lumberton, USA, where the seemingly idyllic gives way to the terrifying as a young man and young woman get just a little too nosy.

The late David Lynch made a name for himself by crafting surrealist nightmares filled with psycho-sexual tension. As it turned out, Blue Velvet would be somewhat of a blueprint for his creations moving forward. Ian even described it as the perfect starter film if you want to get into Lynch!

Sitting at number 85 on the Sight and Sound Poll, does Blue Velvet earn the title of ‘Capital G Great’ from our panel?

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