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The Elephant Man
Pages: 288, Mass Market Paperback, Ballantine Books Inc.
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Pages: 288, Mass Market Paperback, Ballantine Books Inc.
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The Elephant Man [1980] The Elephant Man [1980]
You could only see his eyes behind the layers of makeup in The Elephant Man but those ... more
expressive orbs earned John Hurt a well-deserved
Oscar nomination for his moving portrayal of John
Merrick, the grotesquely deformed Victorian man.
Inarticulate and abused, Merrick is the virtual
slave of a carnival barker (Freddie Jones) until
dedicated London doctor Frederick Treves (Anthony
Hopkins in a powerfully understated performance)
rescues him and offers him an existence with
dignity. Anne Bancroft co-stars as the actress
whose visit to Merrick makes him a social
curiosity, with John Gielgud and Wendy Hiller as
dubious hospital staffers won over by Merrick.
David Lynch earned his only Oscar nominations as
director and co-writer of this sombre drama, which
he shot in a rich black-and-white palette, a
sometimes stark, sometimes dreamy visual style
that at times recalls the offbeat expressionism of
his first film, Eraserhead. It remains a perfect
marriage between traditional Hollywood historical
drama and Lynch's unique cinematic eye, a
compassionate human tale delivered in a gothic
vein. The film earned eight Oscar nominations in
all and though it left the Oscar ceremony
empty-handed, its dramatic power and handsome yet
haunting imagery remain just as strong today.
--Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com On the DVD: Being black
and white, it's easier to judge the digital
transfer in terms of shade and thankfully this
print looks just fine. There's a little confusion
over the sound, however, which is advertised as
Stereo on the box but says Mono on the Audio Menu.
It certainly seems to be a basic Dolby stereo but
it's a shame Lynch hasn't given it the personal
touch since he's obsessed with mixing his films'
sound himself. From the nicely thought-out
animated menus there's a gallery of 20 photos and
a misguiding, dramatic theatrical trailer. The
only other extra is a 64-page book of which only
10 pages relate directly to the film (the rest
re-tell Lynch's career and the real Elephant Man's
life). --Paul Tonks
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The Elephant Man [1980] The Elephant Man [1980]
You could only see his eyes behind the layers of makeup in The Elephant Man but those ... more
expressive orbs earned John Hurt a well-deserved
Oscar nomination for his moving portrayal of John
Merrick, the grotesquely deformed Victorian man.
Inarticulate and abused, Merrick is the virtual
slave of a carnival barker (Freddie Jones) until
dedicated London doctor Frederick Treves (Anthony
Hopkins in a powerfully understated performance)
rescues him and offers him an existence with
dignity. Anne Bancroft co-stars as the actress
whose visit to Merrick makes him a social
curiosity, with John Gielgud and Wendy Hiller as
dubious hospital staffers won over by Merrick.
David Lynch earned his only Oscar nominations as
director and co-writer of this sombre drama, which
he shot in a rich black-and-white palette, a
sometimes stark, sometimes dreamy visual style
that at times recalls the offbeat expressionism of
his first film, Eraserhead. It remains a perfect
marriage between traditional Hollywood historical
drama and Lynch's unique cinematic eye, a
compassionate human tale delivered in a gothic
vein. The film earned eight Oscar nominations in
all and though it left the Oscar ceremony
empty-handed, its dramatic power and handsome yet
haunting imagery remain just as strong today.
--Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com On the DVD: Being black
and white, it's easier to judge the digital
transfer in terms of shade and thankfully this
print looks just fine. There's a little confusion
over the sound, however, which is advertised as
Stereo on the box but says Mono on the Audio Menu.
It certainly seems to be a basic Dolby stereo but
it's a shame Lynch hasn't given it the personal
touch since he's obsessed with mixing his films'
sound himself. From the nicely thought-out
animated menus there's a gallery of 20 photos and
a misguiding, dramatic theatrical trailer. The
only other extra is a 64-page book of which only
10 pages relate directly to the film (the rest
re-tell Lynch's career and the real Elephant Man's
life). --Paul Tonks
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The Elephant Man [1980]
Release Date: 2008-08-04, Rating Parental Guidance,
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