Director and writer David Lynch, known for transforming American cinema with his dark and surreal artistic style in films like Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, as well as reshaping network television with Twin Peaks, has passed away at the age of 78.
In 2024, Lynch disclosed that he had been diagnosed with emphysema after a lifetime of smoking, which rendered him unable to leave his home to continue directing. His family shared the news of his passing on Facebook, stating, “The world feels emptier without him. But, as he often reminded us, ‘Keep your eye on the donut, not on the hole.’”
Lynch’s work, including the Twin Peaks series and films such as Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, and Mulholland Drive, seamlessly blended elements of horror, film noir, mystery, and classical European surrealism. Much like his Spanish predecessor Luis Buñuel, Lynch crafted narratives that followed their own enigmatic and impenetrable logic.