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Sep 3, 2021 · Villeneuve works hard to to stay true to the conspiratorial sprawl of Herbert’s sand-planet dream, even as he streamlines the book down to its most playable scenes.
- Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune
- David Lynch’s Dune
- Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
Officially, production stalled on Chilean-French cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s mid-1970s attempt due to budgetary constraints and an unresolvable disagreement over run time. (Jodorowsky’s producers wanted something under two hours. He preferred something in the 10-14 hour range.) The documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune, though, gives the impressio...
David Lynch’s 1984 film, by contrast, achieves a striking harmony of Lynch and Herbert. There remain long standing rumors of tension between Universal’s commercial goals and producers Dino and Raffaella De Laurentiis and Lynch’s more artistic vision (Lynch famously refuses to discuss the film to this day). But the version of Dunethat was ultimately...
Denis Villeneuve seems to have a devotion to Herbert almost on par with Harrison’s, but he has his own unique style as a director and writer that also asserts itself in his new adaptation. His Dune (or Dune: Part One as the title appears on screen), out in theaters and (much to Villeneuve’s frustration) on HBO Max on Oct. 22, isn’t as weird as Jodo...
- Sarah Kurchak
Sep 3, 2021 · After decades of failed attempts and unsuccessful efforts, Frank Herbert’s Dune has been adapted into one of the most anticipated movies of the year — if not millennia. Does Denis Villeneuve...
Feb 20, 2024 · The Fremen, indigenous inhabitants of Arrakis, speak of an ancient prophecy waiting to be fulfilled, and Paul learns his destiny is amid the planet’s unwelcoming, unforgiving sand dunes.
Oct 20, 2021 · In a galaxy far, far away, a young man in a sea of sand faces a foreboding destiny. The threat of war hangs in the air. At the brink of a crisis, he navigates a feudalistic world with an evil...
- Denis Villeneuve
- 3 min
Oct 22, 2021 · Directed by David Lynch, this thicket-y 1984 saga about dueling intergalactic clans (or “houses”) vying for control of the desert planet Arrakis and its priceless natural resource (“spice”) was...
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Yes, Frank Herbert's work has always had its obsessives. But with the release of Denis Villeneuve's 2021 film adaptation — featuring buzz-worthy stars like Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya — Dune 's...
