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A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensiti...( read more 
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MCT:October 6, 2008
Get ready a box of tissues if you're watching it. The movie deals strongly with how cruel the human society can be to people... disfigured people or people who are just too sort of 'alien' to belong. While in here that somehow it's the one that's outcasted that is even more human. And that touches the heart. Brilliant show, with an equally haunting soundtrack.
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MCT:October 5, 2008
this movie made me cry a lot. if it wasn't as sad, though, it wouldn't have left such an impression.
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MCT:September 17, 2008Inno alla pietà, all'accettazione del diverso, allo scherzo che inspiegabilmente la natura procura agli animi più nobili. Un Lynch straziante e moderatamente visionario.
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MCT:September 16, 2008
Sad film from David Lynch effective uses black and white to set the tone for this dismal true story. Very emotional and charming with some great performances.
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MCT:September 6, 2008
a very conservative Lynch film but very well done. Great performances and cinematography. I am such a sucker for black and white films and Edward Scissorhands-esque stories. It's as if The Elephant Man was Romeo and Juliet was society.. how romantic. okay I get it.
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MCT:August 29, 2008At first I was slightly bored by this movie. To be honest it was making me sleepy. But then once I got about half way through it I got more into it. Its truly tragic what happened to this man. All the acting jobs were great. And for an old movie the effects used on the lead were very well done. I think that having seen so few movies from that era, that I am not able to fully appreciate this movie. My head has been filled with all the flashy movies of today. And thats a shame I think. Therefore, although I didnt love this movie, I believe that perhaps more experienced viewers may enjoy it more than i did.
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MCT:August 27, 2008
Stars falling and dreams smashing.Lynch divides his audience and nevertheless leaves behind him as time goes by a few glorious films and Elephant Man is no exception.Like a miraculous essence,all of the motifs indicating racism and betrayal are obvious in this film,whereas trust is dangerous in the wrong hands.The self-destruction of this Elephant Man is society's slap to the cheek.
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MCT:August 26, 2008very touching movie, make me feel heartache, it's more detestable the way of some people treat others, than the deformites of this poor man.
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MCT:August 22, 2008
This is an extremely tough one to sit through, but it's so well done and excellent despite the fact that it's one of the most gut-wrenching, emotionally troubling, and depressing films ever created. The performances (especially Hurt's) are superb, as is Lynch's direction.
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MCT:August 21, 2008
The Elephant Man tells the true life story of John Merrick, a man dreadfully deformed from birth who was saved from a freak show by a kindly doctor to become the toast of Victorian society. The kind of visual gimmickry you'd expect from David Lynch is glaringly absent from this beautiful biopic, he instead tells the story through atmosphere and sensitive character study. It truly is an acting masterclass, with remarkable performances from some of the best British actors ever to tread the boards but it is John Hurt's deeply moving portrayal of the man himself that rightfully takes centre stage. It shows both the heights of kindness and depths of cruelty the human animal is capable of, and instills real emotion and empathy from the viewer without the kind of cynical manipulation and button pushing that most directors resort to. To my mnd, this is still Lynch's best film and anyone who does not shed a tear during its duration is surely made of stone.
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MCT:August 21, 2008
Is this Lynch's finest hour? Visually no, but the way in which he tells the story is truely superb and unlike anything else he's ever done.
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MCT:August 21, 2008
Incredibly moving film. Outstanding performances throughout with great cinematography. I was really surprised to learn that John Hurt did not win an Oscar for his performance. This film is brilliantly made and emotionally touching.
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MCT:August 13, 2008
Never so deeply has a film made me so emotionally touched before. I mean seriously, this must be one of the most saddest and heartbreaking films I have ever seen.
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MCT:July 14, 2008
Even though it´s black and white, well it won´t bother you. And the movie is so great! Based on reality.
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MCT:July 8, 2008
The Elephant Man (1980) está basada en hechos reales. John Merrick (John Hurt extraordinario bajo kilos de maquillaje), su protagonista, existió en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, llevando una tortuosa vida como atracción de circo. Aunque de lejos parece uno más de los monstruos de la Universal, el caso es que el filme de David Lynch está más cerca de la tradición de la británica Hammer Films, pero estéticamente cuidado, bello en su fotografía y con un sensible tratamiento de su historia y personajes.
John Merrick pide nuestra comprensión y complicidad cuando grita desesperadamente ?No soy un animal, soy un ser humano,... soy un hombre?, en una famosa escena cuando trata de escapar de una multitud enardecida. A lo largo del filme, no tenemos más remedio que pasar del horror a la conmiseración, del terror a la piedad, de la lástima a la admiración, por un ser que detrás de su deforme apariencia, causada por lo que en el presente se diagnosticó como una ?neurofibromatosis?, esconde una genialidad inusitada, una inteligencia admirable.
Merrick sufría incluso por no poder dormir como un ser humano normal, ya que moriría asfixiado por el peso de su enorme cabeza. Basada en el libro escrito por el mismo Dr. Treves y Ashley Montagu, en la película descubrimos el mundo desde la inocente mirada de Merrick, somos testigos de una admirable creación que logra usando sólo sus deformes manos: una iglesia a escala que construye con cerillas, que copia a detalle y de memoria de la original que tiene frente a su habitación, una muestra de que fue demasiado grande para el mundo.
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I think that everyone should see this film. I have seen it but can't rate it. It's too unique film. Unforgettable. It's striked me down.
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MCT:June 5, 2008
Lynch is my hero. Always felt so bad for Merrick. Anthony Hopkins does a superb job. Very sad, can't believe it's based on a true story. It's an absolutely beautiful film and one of the few that ever brought tears to my eyes.
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MCT:June 2, 2008
"I am not an animal! I am a human being! I...am...a man!" Disini John Hurt hampir-hampir tidak terlihat mukanya, karena perannya sebagai elephant man. Sebenarnya ceritanya bagus, tapi mungkin karena film bikinan film tahun 80-an, sehingga kurang greng untuk dramatisasinya, sehingga ada yang kurang dalam mengharubirukan suasana. Tapi terlepas dari hal tersebut pesan yang disampaikan film ini sangat bagus, tidak heran hingga dinominasikan 8 Oscar pada waktu itu. Anthony Hopkins memang cihuy lah.
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MCT:May 29, 2008
"The Elephant Man" is my favorite film ever. When I first saw it though, back in 1982 I think, I was so much in love with "Eraserhead" that I wanted there to be more surrealistic, dreamlike sequences. But then as I became more human, and more Victorian, I gradually came to love the film more and more each time I saw it, which must be about twelve times as of today. Retrospectively, I realize this film probably contributed to making me an absolute opponent of abortion and euthanasia before I even thought about the subject. Joseph Merrick is definitely someone I want to meet in Heaven.
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MCT:May 22, 2008
This was the first movie ever to make me cry. I have never connected myself so closely to a character than I have with John Merrick. If you ever talk to me, just mention that name and I may just start bawling.
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MCT:May 18, 2008
A wonderful, heart touching movie with beautiful black and white cinematography, great dialouge and great performances - specially by Anthony Hopkins.
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