THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980) 5 FAV THINGS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- THE ELEPHANT MAN, a film by DAVID LYNCH, may be one of the most beautiful films ever made, and certainly a triumph for Lynch among his many great works. Come into the past with The Web of Weeps and discover the heart in the darkness. Directed by David Lynch, written by Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren and Lynch, produced by Jonathan Sanger. Starring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, and Wendy Hiller. Based on the works The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Frederick Treves and The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu
THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980)
Production Company: Brooksfilms
Distributed by: Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors (United Kingdom)
Paramount Pictures (United States)
Music by: John Morris
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Wonderfully orated and you both look fantastic!
Thank you, I was just a kid when this came out so I never saw this til now. What a fantastic story! So many thoughts went through my mind while watching this. The cast, the costumes, the decor and the fact that it was shot in B&W were all amazing, not sure I would have liked it in color, the B&W really added to the atmosphere of the time period. Oh my gosh I could spend hours talking about it but we would need wine! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Wonderful that you get to see it now! it really is a cinematic work of art. I can always spend hours on Lynch movies, wine or no! I first saw this movie as a child, not knowing who Lynch was, and it stuck with me deeply. I still think it is one of the best films ever, and anything else trying such a subject cannot touch it. I am glad that I got you to it and you enjoyed. Please, feel free to share anything you like, if you wish. That is much of why I make these videos: sharing and connecting! :)
I love The Elephant Man! Such a beautiful and incredibly moving film, I remember crying several times throughout my viewing of it.
Indeed! As I say, if it doesn't move your heart, your heart is not working right!
Absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time. I’ve watched it dozens of times since it first came out in theaters and it hits me every…single…time. The scene where John visits Treves and his wife at their home and talks about his mother makes be break into tears every time I watch it (“I’ve tried so hard to be good.”). No other film does that to me. I adore Lynch, with the exception of Inland Empire, but this remains my personal favorite.
In my spare time (I have a lot) I like to re-edit the ending of some films that I think would work a little better. As much as I love this movie, I’ve always thought he went a little “Lynchian” during the final 45 seconds, which takes away from the impact of the ending. A few days ago I did my own little edit to remove those 45 seconds, and I think it works a lot better now. Now it just pans over to the model of the cathedral and fades to black into the end credits. I also altered a musical choice at the very ending of Blue Velvet which I feel works better as well. I know…sacrilege!
Excellent video as always. You have impeccable taste in music and movies.
It truly is a fantastic work of art, no matter how many (MANY!) times I have seen it and at any point in my life. Lynch films are an experience, some touch one deeper than others. I always wanted to punch the couple in Wild at Heart, and strangle half of the cast of my beloved Twin Peaks, etc. But then, I suspect that is part of the experiences, an emotional rollercoaster, as life can be.
Lynch films, as most solid art films from the last hundredish years or so, are interpretive. As good art often is. I myself love the "Lynchian" experience, as it is the reason I watch them so closely, quietly - I immerse myself in his world. However, I can understand your point of view on this and other works, and your wish to re-interpret aspects. Though I myself take things as they are in the films (and this certainly includes the parts that I do not...approve of, I suppose one could say), I think that Lynch himself would not disapprove of any viewer choosing, their own adventure, as it were. I look at paintings in museums, and there are always "pro" interpretations of them. And I think, well, how could anyone know what was in the artists head, and who can tell me what I should see or want to see? (check out a painting by Rembrandt Peale called "The Court of Death", I have been choosing my own view on that since childhood that I've been told is WRONG!) So, no sacrilege on your part. Just perspective, which in art, I feel, is the way to go. :)