A divisive film was reappraisedSourced
Cannes gave it a mixed reception.
Decades later, opinion shifted.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me drew a polarized reaction at Cannes in 1992; contemporary reports described both boos and applause. A critical reappraisal grew from the late 1990s, and the British Film Institute ranked it fourth among films of the 1990s in 2019.
An opening-night response
did not settle its legacy.
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