The Elephant Man

213 Main Street,Clarksville TN 37040

26 May, 2022

Description

1980 David Lynch biographical drama about Joseph Merrick, a severely deformed man in late 19th-century London, starring Anthony Hopkins. A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication. "I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I ... am ... a ... man!" --Joseph Merrick (John Hurt) "An admirable synthesis of compassion and restraint in treating its subject, and features outstanding performances by John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins." --Rotten Tomatoes 93% 78 out of 100 --Metacritic "... the physical production is beautiful, especially Freddie Francis's black-and-white photography" --Vincent Canby