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A new life or a dream? Reality and fantasy merge into one in David Lynch's riveting neo-noir, under the emblematic soundtrack of Angelo Badalamenti, starring Oscar winner Patricia Arquette. — A saxophonist is accused under mysterious circumstances of murdering his wife. On death row, he inexplicably morphs into a young man leading a completely different life. When the young man is released, their paths begin to cross in a surreal, suspenseful web of intrigue, orchestrated by a shady gangster boss.

Journalist, podcaster, and author Aris Dimokisis talks about his favorite films on Cinobo: Why these films? Which one would he choose for a first date? What would he do if he came back to earth after his death? And what’s the craziest thing he’s done to ensure the success of one of his books?

Noe’s magnum opus, a kaleidoscopical LSD aesthetics’ journey of a lost soul. The viewer watches through the protagonist’s eyes, the camera is always on the move, while the great provocateur delivers a directorial tour de force for an audience with a strong stomach and a pure spirit of adventure. — Oscar is an American dealer living in Tokyo. After his best friend's betrayal, he is murdered during a transaction. His soul, watching the consequences of his death, wanders in search of resurrection. — Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 2009 Jury Prize | Sitges Film Festival | 2009

The story's beginning or maybe its end? David Lynch’s cryptic film, which initially angered those who asked for an explanatory sequel to the series, is now considered a masterpiece by many, an introduction to a dream from which we refuse to come out of until this day. — The chronicle of the painful last days of Laura Palmer, almost a year after the murder of Teresa Banks, a resident of a town neighboring Twin Peaks in a prequel to the famous series by David Lynch. — Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 1992

Unique in the domestic artistic context and catalytically influential on successive generations of musicians, Lena Platonos, the living history of the Greek electronic music scene, is finally getting the documentary she deserves. — The work of Lena Platonos, an important figure in the Greek electronic scene with radical works that proved ahead of their time, is increasingly being heard internationally thanks to the re-release of her records and the remixes of her songs. With the help of collaborators, friends and current Greek and international artists, the film returns to the time when these revolutionary records were created.