Following her splashy breakthrough The Lure, Agnieszka Smoczyńska returned with this thrilling psychological drama about an amnesiac whose freewheeling life is disrupted by the discovery of her real identity.
“Lynch’s powerful depiction of Merrick moves a viewer from revulsion and fear to empathy and tenderness. That’s the very movement of the story itself.”—Richard Brody, The New Yorker
John Hurt earned an Oscar nomination for his extraordinary portrayal of the real-life Joseph Merrick—a tortured soul with a host of congenital deformities—in David Lynch’s first studio film following the underground success of Eraserhead. Discovered at a freak show, Merrick is first presented to society as a curiosity before revealing himself to be a man with a genteel manner and profound sensitivity. The Elephant Man remains one of its director’s most visually stunning works, shot in gorgeous black and white by the celebrated British cinematographer and horror filmmaker Freddie Francis.
“Lynch’s powerful depiction of Merrick moves a viewer from revulsion and fear to empathy and tenderness. That’s the very movement of the story itself.”—Richard Brody, The New Yorker
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124min
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In Japanese with English subtitles
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