Watch famed film director David Lynch deliver the Academy's annual David Lean Lecture.
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The multi-talented Lynch is not only a director but a writer, producer, editor, performance artist and painter.
His work on the big screen ranges from short to feature length films, including the BAFTA and Oscar-nominated The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild At Heart (1990), Mulholland Drive (2001) and, most recently, INLAND EMPIRE (2006) His television work includes the Emmy Award-winning series Twin Peaks (1990-1991).
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