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Actors: John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, Sir John Gielgud
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Elephant Man |
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Dr Frederick Treeves, a surgeon in the late 19th centruy London, rescues a hideously deformed young man called John Merrick from an abusive sideshow entrepeneur. Merrick is first taken to examinations. at first, the hospital staff seems convinced that this horribly deformed man is also mentally retarded, but after Treeves gains his trust, Merrick turns out to be a very intelligent and refined, as well as sensitive person. This only adds to the poignancy of the story, as Merrick is obviously more than capable of comprehending the disgust and insults he has had to put up with his whole life. As Merrick's existance comes more and more public knowledge, he recieves more and more attention form the Victorian London socialites. Although this makes Merrick more delightful, Treeves is becoming more and more uncomfortable as he feels he is just one of the many people taking advantage of the man he originally set out to save. After on of the lowllife guards in the hospital starts to make money by organizing tours to see Merrick, his original abusive captor kidnaps to Europe.
--Tero Hakulinen, Resident Scholar
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This is the true story of Joseph (called John here) Merrick, a British man horribly deformed by a congenital disease -- either Neuro Fibromastis or Proteus Syndrome. Dr. Frederick Treves discovers him in a carnival sideshow and rescues and cares for Merrick, a truly gentle soul who gradually regains the dignity he lost through years as a freak show item subject to ridicule and torture. Mel Brooks hired David Lynch to direct and got the okay to shoot in black and white but kept his name off the film as executive producer so moviegoers would not get the wrong idea about this dark, stately tale. John Hurt acted the title role for free, undergoing 12 hours to don his makeup for each shoot (the makeup based partly on plaster casts made of the original Merrick's head, arm, and foot before he died at the age of 27). This film also featured Samuel Barber's achingly beautiful "Adagio for Strings" in 1980, six years before Oliver Stone used it in "Platoon."
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A moving, true biography portraying the heartbreaking story of the life of John Merrick. Born as a misfit in the society of the 1800's, with a terrible condition, he is called the "elephant man" due to his grotesque appearance of deformity. He is rescued from a circus sideshow by a kind doctor(Anthony Hopkins) who finds out the intelligence of this poor man. The doctor goes on to show Mr. Merrick that humanity can be kind, but rescues him again from the torment of his oppressors before his ultimate death. A very sad account of humanity, but kindness that can sometimes be shown.
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--Beth Schnell, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Elephant Man |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- physical disability
Battle with shrink/bum?
- wisdom from a homeless man or bum
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to torture
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Check here if B&W
Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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