Movie: The Dreamlife of David L

Top 7 Billed Cast

Sylvain Urban
Sylvain Urban

David L

Marguerite Dabrin
Marguerite Dabrin

Claire

Laure Maloisel
Laure Maloisel

Audrey

Amandine Klep
Amandine Klep

Laura

Xavier Ameller
Xavier Ameller

Bob

Jules Dousset
Jules Dousset

Frank

Jean-David Stepler
Jean-David Stepler

Le Directeur

  • HomePage

    La vie rêvée de David L

  • Overview

    “The Dreamlife of David L.“ is a fictional feature film that takes inspiration from a key point in the life of director David Lynch: the time he spent as a student in a fine arts college. Initially attracted to painting, David Lynch ends up choosing the medium of film to express his talent. Far from being an attempt at biography, this film is an imaginary vision where the action could take place today. Which encounters or events leave their mark on the young David L. during this year as a student? “The Dreamlife of David L.” is a dreamlike journey that leads the viewer through the meanderings of this art school. There’s no need to be familiar with the cinematographic works of Lynch to follow the young David L. step by step, going behind the scenes with him.

  • Release Date

    2014-04-11

  • Average

    4

  • Rating:

    2.0 starts
  • Tagline

    The imaginary story of the director David Lynch as a student in art school.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Français
  • Keywords

Recommendations Movies

The Art of Getting By
66%

The Art of Getting By(en)

2011-06-17

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.

Art School Confidential
61%

Art School Confidential(en)

2006-05-05

Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.

Little Ashes
59%

Little Ashes(en)

2008-10-06

About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.

Still Breathing
64%

Still Breathing(en)

1997-09-01

Two lost souls: she a con-artist in L.A.; he a puppeteer in San Antonio have the same dream linking each with the other. He travels to L.A. to find this woman he has become obsessed with. She resists, afraid of his kooky ideas until she travels with him to San Antonio and meets his wise grandmother. Story of two disparate people linked by "fate" gets increasingly interesting as it rolls along.

Paperhouse
65%

Paperhouse(en)

1988-09-10

A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.

The Sweet East
65%

The Sweet East(en)

2023-12-01

A high school senior from South Carolina gets her first glimpse of the wider world, picturesque cities, and woods of the Eastern seaboard on a class trip to Washington, D.C.

Eden and After
62%

Eden and After(fr)

1970-04-20

A group of French students are drawn into the psychological and sexual games of a mysterious man called Duchemin. Once they sample his "fear powder" the students experience a series of hallucinations.

The Audrey Hepburn Story
60%

The Audrey Hepburn Story(en)

2000-03-27

The film spans from Hepburn's early childhood to the 1950s which details her life as a Dutch ballerina, coming to grips with her parents' divorce, and enduring life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. She then settles in the U.S. where she succeeds in making it big as a movie actress, in such movies as Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Cashback
70%

Cashback(en)

2007-01-17

After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.

Daaaaaalí!
61%

Daaaaaalí!(fr)

2024-02-07

A young French journalist repeatedly meets iconic surrealist artist Salvador Dalí for a documentary project that never came to be.

Stardust Memories
69%

Stardust Memories(en)

1980-09-26

While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.

England Is Mine
58%

England Is Mine(en)

2017-08-04

A portrait of Steven Patrick Morrissey and his early life in 1970s Manchester before he went on to become lead singer of seminal 1980s band The Smiths.

Boys in the Trees
66%

Boys in the Trees(en)

2016-09-09

On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears.

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
68%

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate(en)

1923-10-01

When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.

The Life of Chuck
73%

The Life of Chuck(en)

2025-06-05

In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

Waking Life
75%

Waking Life(en)

2001-10-19

Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.

At Work
65%

At Work(fr)

2026-02-04

A successful photographer gives up everything to devote himself to writing and discovers poverty.

My Dinner with Hervé
63%

My Dinner with Hervé(en)

2018-10-20

An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
61%

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus(en)

2006-08-30

In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. Respectable though her life is, she cannot help but feel uncomfortable in her privileged world. One night, a new neighbor catches Diane's eye, and the enigmatic man inspires her to set forth on the path to discovering her own artistry.

The Man Who Sleeps
78%

The Man Who Sleeps(fr)

1974-04-24

A young student decides to have no more interaction with the world than is needed to minimally sustain life. His increasingly automaton-like behavior is coupled with a strange clarity of insight about the world around him.

Similar Movies

Dancer in the Dark
78%

Dancer in the Dark(en)

2000-09-01

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

The Perfect Wave
49%

The Perfect Wave(en)

2014-02-28

The true story of Ian McCormack who grew up surfing the waters of New Zealand. Wanting to dive deeper, Ian sets out on a journey with his best friend that will change his life as they chase the perfect wave.

Crown Heights
66%

Crown Heights(en)

2017-08-25

When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.

Gandhi
76%

Gandhi(en)

1982-12-01

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

Legend of Dajian Huineng
0%

Legend of Dajian Huineng(zh)

2016-11-06

The movie "Legend of Dajian Huineng" tells the "Sixth Patriarch of Zen" Hui Neng (the Sixth Patriarch, Sixth Ancestor, Hyeneung, Daikan Enō, Ta4-chien4) on the road to Buddhahood.

Birdman of Alcatraz
75%

Birdman of Alcatraz(en)

1962-07-04

After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.

Cinderella Man
76%

Cinderella Man(en)

2005-06-02

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.

83
72%

83(hi)

2021-12-23

On the 25th of June 1983, the Lord’s Cricket Ground witnessed one of the biggest underdog stories in the history of sports. Fourteen inspired players - led by a man's self-belief and conviction - fought against all odds and orchestrated India’s greatest sporting triumph by beating the two-time World Champions West Indies.

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
52%

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story(en)

1980-10-26

This biopic about actress Sophia Loren covers her life from childhood through international stardom, her marriage to Carlo Ponti following a romantic fling with Cary Grant, and the birth of her first child, and is tied together with actual clips from some of her movies.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye
65%

The Eyes of Tammy Faye(en)

2021-09-17

From the 1960s to the 1980s, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings to build an empire based on big-time evangelical Christianity--only for the couple to fall from grace because of some all-too-human sins.

La duquesa
50%

La duquesa(es)

2010-01-01

Andrei Rublev
80%

Andrei Rublev(ru)

1966-12-16

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.

The Sky is Falling
43%

The Sky is Falling(es)

1975-11-29

Chicken, a desperate hippie junkie living in a small Spanish village, is finding it difficult to separate fantasy and reality. This isn't helped by the villagers practising magic and child sacrifice, or his involvement with a group of boozy expatriates lost in their own dreams and regrets.

Mulholland Drive
78%

Mulholland Drive(en)

2001-06-06

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.

The Happy Prince
62%

The Happy Prince(en)

2018-04-12

In 1895, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess of Queensberry, was his lover. Accused and convicted of gross indecency, he was imprisoned for two years and subjected to hard labor. Once free, he abandons England to live in France, where he will spend his last years, haunted by memories of the past, poverty and immense sadness.

Day of Despair
60%

Day of Despair(pt)

1992-10-30

Portrait of the last days of the life of Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco.

Jayhawkers
0%

Jayhawkers(en)

2014-03-07

A group of unlikely allies modernized college sports and changed a small Midwestern town, serving as a parallel to the Civil Rights movement that would transform the entire American society.

Champagne Charlie
30%

Champagne Charlie(en)

1989-04-12

This is the story of the Charles Heidsieck who opened the market for Champagne sales in America just prior to the American Civil War. He is a reluctant French spy and is captured and spends time in a Union prison. There are two parallel love stories (he is French) and some battles with his uncle for control of the family vineyard (because his father married his mother who the uncle also loved).

John Rabe
71%

John Rabe(de)

2009-04-02

A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

L'Âge d'or
68%

L'Âge d'or(fr)

1930-11-28

The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.