Dune
You sit still under an enormous, slow-simmering vision of empire and sand, always waiting for the next deliberate, overwhelming image.
Eerie, earnest · about power and fate
Dune
A dense, dreamlike epic that overwhelms with strange imagery, ornate dialogue and a sense of grand, gloomy destiny.
About 1984 film directed by David Lynch
Genres action
Directed by David Lynch
Written by David Lynch
Starring David Lynch, Sting, Patrick Stewart, Max von Sydow, Kyle MacLachlan, Brad Dourif, José Ferrer, Silvana Mangano
Music Toto
Runtime 137 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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