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THE ELEPHANT MAN

With John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones
Directed by David Lynch

The tragic real English case of John Merrick in the Victorian period is a heartbreaking story of an intelligent man discriminated against for his extremely deformed appearance. Taken under the wing of a doctor who saved him from a freak side-show, he restores the man's dignity and he becomes a society darling - and indirectly a novelty as he was before, the patrons now merely from the upper class. All the actors deliver incredible performances. Big Hollywood players like Mel Brooks backed this film and made a great choice to use David Lynch, whose dark black & white atmosphere from his debut feature
Eraserhead translated well into the squalor of the new industrial era.

5 / B
- PB


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6 - Volcanic
5 - Blistering
4 - Hot
3 - Smolder
2 - Room Temperature
1 - Fizzled
0 - Extinguished

A: Multi-Viewing Potential

B: Could Enjoy A 2nd Look

C: Once Should Suffice




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