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Dune (1984 film)

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David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s *Dune* condenses a dense political and ecological saga into a bleak, baroque space opera set on the desert planet Arrakis. Shot largely in Mexico City, it pairs studio-built spectacle with an unlikely pop-classical score by Toto, with a contribution from Brian Eno, and a cast that includes Kyle MacLachlan, Patrick Stewart, and Sting. Now screening at MoMA, it reads as a New York repertory staple: a contested, widely debated studio film that shows how far an auteur’s sensibility can bend blockbuster form.