Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft
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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September 18, 2009
David Lynch is one of the only directors working today who really understands black and white photography. It's not been this good since Eraserhead, again directed by Lynch. John Hurt is fantastic as Merrick, in this sad and true story of a disfigured man! It is a brilliant film.
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May 28, 2009
If one was to turn on David Lynch's The Elephant Man midway through, without knowing what it was, one might be startled at the appearance of the main character. One might even be tempted to make fun of the character. But if one was to watch the film from the beginning, one's symp...( read more)
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January 2, 2009
Directed by: David Lynch.
Starring: John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones.
<<"Never. Oh, never. Nothing will die. The stream flows, the wind blows, the cloud fleets, the heart beats. Nothing will die."...( read more) -
December 13, 2008
One day I will write a review for The Elephant Man that will come close to expressing my true feelings (my love for this masterpiece of cinema leaves me speechless at the best of times).
Through astonishing cinematography (by Freddie Francis) and quite subtle sound effects (Lync...( read more) -
November 28, 2008
''My life is full because I know I am loved.''
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 sensitivity.
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October 27, 2009
Really truly heartbreaking in it's depiction of facial deformity and in it's general realistic tone, but very uplifting in a sense due to the sheer exuberance of John Merrick. He's just a guy who only has to deal with it. He didn't do anything amazing in his life, he just learned...( read more)
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