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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, with his films often characterized by a distinctive surrealist sensibility that gave rise to the adjective “Lynchian”. He is often credited with bringing surrealism and experimentalism to mainstream media in the late 20th century.