David Lynch's obsession with "The Wizard of Oz" and the way it has manifested itself throughout the filmmaker's career is explored in "Lynch/Oz," a thoughtful and probing look at the nature of inspiration and expression, both in Lynch's world and outside his boundaries.
Documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe interviews a handful of filmmakers, Lynch fans all, and gets them talking about the ways "The Wizard of Oz" continually shows up in Lynch's works, from "The Elephant Man" to "Dune" to "Blue Velvet" to "Twin Peaks" and beyond.
It's not just overt references such as red shoes or the transporting of characters to another world past their own. It's the themes of "The Wizard of Oz" and the magic of the 1939 film, the effect it had on both Lynch and the filmmakers interviewed, and the endless ways in which "Oz" can be interpreted and viewed through different lenses throughout time.
