Leandra Leal mourns the death of director David Lynch: “It raises the alarm I felt when Gal died”

Leandra Leal mourns the death of director David Lynch: “It raises the alarm I felt when Gal died”


After the announcement of the death of director David Lynch at the age of 78, actress Leandra Leal publishes a moving text on social media, this Friday the 17th




The death of the director and writer David Lynch at 78 years old, moved the actress Leandra Leal (42). In honor of the American artist, who received Oscar nominations for best director for Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man AND City of dreamsthe artist wrote a long and moving text on his social networks this Friday the 17th. “It illuminates the alarm I experienced when Gal died.”vent.

In the publication, on Instagram, the daughter of Angela Leal (77) states that David is one of the directors who most fascinated her in her youth. “Your departure today raises the alarm that I experienced when Gal died: I am not prepared for the departure of the idols who formed me in my adolescence. In addition to the films, the sessions at the station, the discussions, the theories, the cassettes and inspirations (…) In addition to these memories that inspire me, there is a door that David Lynch opened and for which I will be eternally grateful.”start.

According to the actress, in 2008, the director came to Brazil to launch the book In deep waterhe gave some conferences, one of them in Rio de Janeiro, and she insisted on going. “I remember it being very busy and difficult, but I got there early and managed to watch. I was expecting something very bombastic, I wanted to reveal the process of the swirling stories he created, but what I heard was the word of meditation. He spoke just about meditation, about calming down to fish in the depths of the mind. This intrigued me some time later I read the book, and as a New Year’s resolution I looked for a transcendental meditation course “If David Lynch had said this. you meditate to create, I will. “It’s been 16 years and since then meditation has balanced my life, improved my creativity and concentration”he says.

“I meditate on deck, in the darkness of my room, I meditate a lot in the dressing rooms, I meditate when I have to do something big, at the beginning of the day, before throwing, I meditate when I need to be present, when I’m on holiday, I meditate when I’m scared or anxiety, I meditate especially when I am creating. I meditate a lot and I owe this tool to David Lynch. Today I will meditate with my eyes closed, in deep waters and be more grateful for this lesson.”concludes Leandra.

DIAGNOSIS OF EMPHYSEMA

David Lynch’s death was confirmed by his family last Thursday (16), on their social networks. In 2024, the director and writer, who was awarded an honorary Oscar by the Academy in 2019 for his lifetime achievements and co-created the groundbreaking TV series Twin peaksannounced that he had been diagnosed with emphysema after many years of smoking and that he was largely “confined to his home” due to the risk of contracting Covid-19.

After sharing the news, Lynch assured his supporters that he intended to continue working, writing that despite his diagnosis, “I am filled with happiness and will never retire.”

In the statement published on the director’s official Facebook page, the family did not provide further clarification on the causes of Lynch’s death. “It is with deep sorrow that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and artist David Lynch.There is a big hole in the world now that he is no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not the hole,'” says the text.

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Source: Terra

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