Mention the name "Jennifer Lynch" to most people, and you expect a certain reaction — a mixture of respect, admiration, and pride. That lasts for about ten seconds, before they realize that they're thinking of that army soldier who was rescued from an Iraqi hospital. That was Jessica Lynch. Jennifer Lynch, as we keep reminding you, is the daughter of David Lynch whose own debut effort as a writer-director was, Dennis Lim writes in the Los Angeles Times "much-derided", which is actually kind of like saying that maiden voyage of the Titanic drew "mixed reviews." Lim, who's had his own career problems of late, got together with Lynch for an interview that might easily have turned out a little like the scene in Jaws where the guys compare each other's scars. The occasion was Lynch's emergence, perhaps from federal protection or her dad's garage, to promote her second feature, Surveillance, which is premiered last night at the Cannes Film Festival. "It feels kind of miraculous being here," she told Lim, "and kind of surreal." Hey, as Keith Richards likes to say, it probably feels kind of miraculous being anywhere! Thenkyewverymuch.
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