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The Elephant Man, 1980
English
USA
Profile of The Elephant Man
The mood of The Elephant Man is emotional, gloomy, and captivating. The plot centers around outward appearances, social misfits, and misfits. It is a drama and period movie. Stylistically, The Elephant Man is experimental and is surreal. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. The Elephant Man is set in London. It happens in the Victorian era. Visually, it is black and white. The Elephant Man is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book. The movie is known for being a modern classic, essential viewing, and an award winner.
Summary of The Elephant Man
David Lynch brings his own dreamlike style to the heartbreaking yet somehow uplifting story of John Merrick (John Hurt), a hideously deformed individual dubbed the Elephant Man during his years in a circus freak show in Victorian England. After suffering for years at the hands of his circus "master," the eloquent, soft spoken Merrick is "rescued" by compassionate surgeon Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins), who allows him to live at the hospital where he works. Merrick becomes a social celebrity when he meets a popular stage performer (Anne Bancroft), but he must continue to fight for his dignity with those who still choose to view him as a freak. Meanwhile, Treves begins to question whether his supposed act of humanity has been just as exploitative as Merrick's former caretaker's.
Lynch's follow-up to his 1978 cult classic ERASERHEAD is a seamless blend of art and entertainment, which earned the film eight Academy Award nominations in 1980. Freddie Francis's breathtaking black-and-white cinematography combines with John Morris's score to re-create Victorian England with a deeply haunting beauty. It is the compassionate performances of Hurt and Hopkins that lift THE ELEPHANT MAN to a more emotional level, however, bringing an inspired sadness to Lynch's striking vision.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 3 October 1980 |
| Runtime: | 124 min |
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as John Merrick
as Frederick Treves
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- 22.November.2010
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- by: Nicolas Holzapfel
- Nicolas Holzapfel rated this movie
9/10Amazing
