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Thanks Monet - yes I was listening to it yesterday, but it was late at night and I dozed off so I will re-listen to the part I dozed off on. I have completed my re-viewing of Mulholland Drive. My main take is that the movie succeeds in conveying the message that people seeking stardom are eaten up all the time by Hollywood. These star-seekers just don't realize what a long shot it is even if you have all the looks and talent in the world (they are all congregated in one place after all). Well you know all this already, but it is the main message of the film IMHO. Naomi's character deals with it, with her highly detailed dream (recall the movie Jacob's Ladder) and eventual suicide (not a great way to deal with it). Others may cope with it differently (drug use, alcohol,gambling, wanton sex, etc. just like any other trauma). The characters in the dream are really something. In particular The Cowboy.
Anyway, it was good to see it again as I had forget quite a bit of it having not viewed it again until almost 20 years later.
Cheers, TP.