A conspiracy is afoot in Hollywood! Bright-eyed Betty and amnesiac Rita meet in Betty's shower, and Betty helps her search for clues to figure out Rita's true identity and sexual preferences. However, a mysterious cabal clam jams Betty at every step of the way.

...at least, that's what I think it's about. It's a tough movie to truly understand after the first watch. All I know is that this movie made me ~feeeel.

Timestamps:

00:32 Introduction to podcast and this week’s film: Mulholland Drive
02:18 Overall thoughts on the film
04:57 Emotional understanding of the film
08:30 Narrative building in the film
16:15 Discussion of the tonal shifts in the film
24:59 Additional theories to explain the film
31:23 Does the film feel like a play?
42:55 Discussion of the central relationship
48:29 Looking good, film!
52:01 Parallelism in the film
55:23 Thoughts on the writing and acting in the film
59:30 Final thoughts and scores
01:01:40 Announcing next week’s film & plugs (money!)

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