''Darkened Room'' is an 8-minute film directed by David Lynch. It first appeared on Lynch's website, ''DavidLynch.com'', in 2002. It has subsequently been released on the DVD anthology ''Dynamic:01''.

Premise

In the first half of the film, a Japanese woman shows us her apartment in

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and muses on the amount of bananas produced worldwide. The woman then tells us that her friend next door is sad. In the second half, a blonde woman (

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) sits on a sofa and cries. Then a brunette woman ( Cerina Vincent) enters and says cruel things to her, before threatening to tell her the truth. The film ends with a fade to black.

Cast

as Girl #1 * Etsuko Shikata as Herself * Cerina Vincent as Girl #2

Production

The film was shot on digital video. In an introduction that appears on the ''Dynamic:01'' DVD, Lynch calls the film "an experiment based on some idea", and says the film "was always some kind of tie in to bananas, information concerning bananas, so we can all learn some things as we enjoy the shows". Lynch then laughs.

Analysis

The film has been compared to other Lynch productions for the prominence of the act of crying and the presence of a lost girl.

References

External links

Davidlynch.com
* 2002 films Short films directed by David Lynch American independent films American short films 2000s English-language films 2002 short films Films with screenplays by David Lynch 2002 independent films 2000s American films American avant-garde and experimental films 2000s avant-garde and experimental films {{short-film-stub