Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Oct 14, 1997 | IMDB 7.1
85 min Watch NowDocumentary
An in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch's movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and various other works of art. Features interview footage and commentary by family members, friends, fans, and people he's worked with, as well as behind-the-scenes antics of some of his most critically praised efforts.
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