Going west, the first stretch is a made-up road, but then it turns into dirt. Though dangerous for driving because of its many blind curves, the road is celebrated for its immense views — of the city to the south, at night like a jewellery case spilled in neon, etc; to the north, of the dense and overheated San Fernando Valley the place where the porn industry operates ; to the west, of the infinite Pacific; and sometimes to the east, the dusty shimmer of the desert that separates Los Angeles from the rest of the US.
The road has many stately mansions Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson and many abandoned shacks where you may find traces of love trysts, drug deals and the gathering of gangs like those of Charles Manson. Wildlife: eagles, coyote, feral cats, deer, snakes and wilder still. The street is named for William Mulholland — , the LA superintendent of water and power, the engineer who carried out the transit plan that brought drinkable water and blue pools from the Owens Valley and the Sierra to the city.
This is the history that lies behind the film Chinatown. B Mulholland Dr , the film by David Lynch , very well reviewed in its time, but of growing authority and reputation.
Essentially, because it is a mystery film that never settles its own mystery. Even its greatest admirers are loathe to explain it or endure it being explained. Here is a film in which the attitude to the world opts for fatal atmosphere instead of resolution.
Still, it is regarded as a monument to something it did open in October , including the death and ghostly afterlife of the picture business and the forlorn attempt of so many pretty girls to reach the screen and be as important as the water. After all, so many figures in the film have more than one name, and persona.
She is so pretty and hopeful, and so old-fashioned at first, she is slightly stupid. Clue: there are no people in this film we can love or trust. She is Betty Grable; she could be Betty Bacall without her sourness ; she might have been Bette Davis with some added arrogance. She is Betty Boop in pink and grey and live action. And she is good! She could have gone all the way! Not that there is going to be a show, because the wretchedly amiable Wally James Karen , the would-be producer at the audition, is never going to get his picture set up.
She ought to know — she was married to Wally once. B The brunette Laura Harring. Beautiful, sultry, voluptuous, but with more than a hint of a noir B-picture dame or even the San Fernando route. While being driven on Mulholland at night, she is in a car accident. Concussed or dreaming, she staggers down the steep hill in her cocktail dress and takes refuge in an apartment complex. C Camilla Rhodes Melissa George. A bland cutie-pie, with a touch of Debbie Reynolds and Sandra Dee, plus a lot of pink and a knowing look.
What might she know? But the mysterious and rather menacing powers that be, personified by The Cowboy Monty Montgomery , tell him it has to be Camilla Rhodes. If you immediately think of Club Silencio and the distressing story of Betty and Rita, then you are a fan of David Lynch and Mulholland Drive , one of his most famous movies, which is set entirely in Los Angeles.
In other words, in this area, you have a high chance to meet famous stars! If you have never heard about this illustrious road, the article you are reading is right for you. I will give you tips to plan a drive along Mulholland Drive and tell you where to stop to enjoy its beautiful views.
However, to drive the entire length of Mulholland Drive is very difficult and not at all common, especially because a long stretch of Mulholland Drive from the junction with I to Calabasas is a mountain dirt road.
Therefore, in this article, we will limit ourselves to describing the classic route on Mulholland Drive , the one most travelers choose and that offers the most interesting views. This segment of Mulholland Drive climbs up the Hollywood Hills from US via Cahuenga Blvd, then it crosses the hills to the intersection with I, for a mile drive that will take at least one hour, not counting the scenic stops.
The area is not accessible by public transportation, but those who do not have a car can join a guided tour to see the houses of celebrities on Mulholland Drive and beyond.
You will realize this right away, when before your eyes you will see the opulent villas of Hollywood stars surrounded by greenery, among flowering gardens and shady woods. There is no lack of views of the ocean, mountain landscapes and canyons, but one thing is certain: fans of the Mulholland Drive movie will drive with great caution , since they will bear the memory of the car accident that the initial protagonist then Rita had at the beginning of the movie, which happened right on this winding road as we will see later.
Here are the viewpoints to stop at, in order from east to west. After a little more than half a mile from the beginning of the road, you will find the Jerome C. Daniel Overlook , the most famous and frequented one on Mulholland Drive. The overlook has a small parking lot and is located right above the Hollywood Bowl , so it offers a beautiful view of the amphitheater of the same name and of Downtown Los Angeles.
If you go on a clear day, you can see all the way to the ocean and Catalina Island. But the main reason to stop here is that this overlook gives you the opportunity to see not only the Griffith Observatory , but also the legendary Hollywood Sign.
If you click on the link for the Hollywood Sign, you will find information about this overlook and many others in Los Angeles that allow you to see the Hollywood Sign. While the previous viewpoint overlooks the south side of the road towards Los Angeles, the Universal City Overlook will direct your gaze north towards Universal City. What is amazing about this overlook is that from up here — as well as enjoying some great views of the San Fernando Valley — you can also see Universal Studios in the distance they financed the construction of the overlook in This observation point is located 2 miles from Jerome C.
Daniel Overlook. So, if television has evolved to a point where it is no longer considered an inferior art form, what does this mean for cinema? Its very roots lie in television: the film began as a failed TV pilot and was salvaged into feature-length format. ABC was unimpressed with the first episode, which they considered slowly paced and drawn out — 37 minutes too long to fit into a conventional TV timeslot.
They also objected to several things captured in the shoot, including an extreme close-up of dog excrement. In early Lynch managed to rescue the project by agreeing to turn Mulholland Drive into a feature film, equipped with a budget twice the original size. One of several small, shady characters is the mysterious Mr Roque Michael J Anderson who appears to control Hollywood from a wheelchair in his shadowy office.
Infusing Mulholland Drive with pointed, perhaps pessimistic commentary about market forces in Hollywood, but also cramming it full of beguiling images, Lynch created a very appealing package for critics. They could get lost in the dream-like ambience of it while being engaged in an intellectual exercise deeply critical of the commercial realities of filmmaking: a sort of backhanded valentine to Tinsel Town. The closest character Mulholland Drive has to a protagonist is Betty Elms Naomi Watts , a cheerful, aspiring actress who arrives in town looking for work.
The happy-go-lucky smile will eventually be wiped off her face. Betty meets dark-haired, doe-eyed beauty Rita Laura Harring who stumbles down Mulholland Drive after surviving a car accident. The experience has left her an amnesiac. In a discussion about the best critically received film so far in the new century, perhaps insights can be gained by comparisons to the best critically received film of the previous one. It is less a demonstration of how great cinema is achieved than what great cinema can achieve, its capacity for ideas seemingly endless.
In this sense Mulholland Drive picks up where Citizen Kane left off. Its dream-like qualities give rise to many confusing and unexplained things that naturally encourage interpretation.
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