Mulholland Drive (2001) is maybe the least likely bona fide masterpiece of all time. It’s certainly the only one that started as a television pilot, was cancelled by the network, and then reworked into a feature film with a wholly revised script and additional footage.

Under those circumstances, most filmmakers would be lucky to get a half-watchable direct-to-video release. David Lynch crafted a film that was voted the eighth best of all-time on Sight & Sound‘s critics poll and one that is often cited as the best of the current century so far.

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