Via Twitter/@CriterionDailyFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsDavid Lynch’s Mulholland Drive is getting a 20th anniversary restorationLynch himself has supervised the re-release of the surreal 2001 masterpieceShareLink copied ✔️September 29, 2021September 29, 2021TextThom WaiteDavid Lynch’s ‘Mulholland Drive’ David Lynch’s surreal 2001 masterpiece Mulholland Drive is set to receive a restoration and re-release to mark its 20th anniversary. Originally premiered in 2001, at Cannes Film Festival, the film won Lynch the award for Best Director at the event, which he shared with Joel Coen (for The Man Who Wasn’t There). It has since gone on to top a critics’ list of the 21st century’s 100 greatest films, put together by the BBC in 2016. Supervised by David Lynch — presumably to avoid the disappointment of previous re-releases — the 4K restoration of Mulholland Drive premiered at the Cannes Classics selection this year. The new physical release will also be accompanied by a limited theatrical release, courtesy of Studiocanal and the Criterion Collection, as reported by Variety. Earlier this year, Justin Theroux, who starred alongside Naomi Watts and Laura Harring, revealed that David Lynch had no idea what was happening in the mystery film (much like most audience members). “He’s a total outlier because he doesn’t answer your questions,” Theroux told IndieWire in June. “(On) the first couple days of Mulholland Drive, I was of course peppering him with a million questions like, ‘Well, why am I here? Who’s the cowboy? What’s going on? What reality are we in?’” “When I finished a question, (he’d say), ‘You know, I don’t know, buddy. But let’s find out’. He wasn’t being cute or cheeky or evasive – he genuinely didn’t know.” The 20th anniversary restoration of Mulholland Drive is set to arrive this November. While you wait, revisit Dazed’s breakdown of the film’s fashion for an exploration of how the characters’ looks contain both keys to their personalities and crucial hints to unravelling Lynch’s twisted story of love, death and despair in the Hollywood Hills. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREArco, a striking, soul-stirring sci-fi about lonely kids in 2075Bill Skarsgård and Gus Van Sant on their scrappy thriller Dead Man’s WireMerrellMerrell 1TRL trades the trail for Shoreditch to launch Moab Slide WovenScarlet: Anime legend Mamoru Hosoda’s trippy new take on Hamlet7 unmissable films from South by Southwest 2026 Why fans are turning against Timothée ChalametOscars 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsCasting is finally getting its flowers at the 2026 OscarsThe story behind Resurrection, Bi Gan’s dreamy cinematic epic Sound of Falling is the most experimental teen drama of all timeEveryone needs to calm down about Timothée ChalametNorthern roles should go to northern actorsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy