Article: DAVID LYNCH IS "MULHOLLAND'S' DRIVING FORCE.(CNY)(Column)

Byline: JOAN E. VADEBONCOEUR ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST

The tagline describes "Mulholland Drive" as "a love story in the city of dreams." The city is Los Angeles, where dreams regularly are dashed as hopefuls try to break into motion pictures.

But this is no ordinary love story since it's a David Lynch film. However, it is partly a story of a young actress hoping to break into movies. Think of Betty as Peggy Sawyer of "42nd Street" - young, pretty blonde, eager and a workhorse. Yet before Betty (pert Naomi Watts) takes up residence in the apartment of her actress-aunt, who's off filming, there is brunette Rita (sultry Laura Harring), who, through a chance ...

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