Very Hitchcockian
At least, so I thought. With the usual extravagance of Lynch.
shareBeen a couple years since I last watched this, but I seem to remember thinking the same thing.
shareWatch Hitchcock's SHADOW OF A DOUBT. It's tonally and thematically similar. It must have been a major influence. Also, in BV there are some direct references to REAR WINDOW.
"Just forget you ever saw it. It's better that way."