Subscribe
Eng
中文

The Elephant Man

  • Dir: David Lynch

  • USA, 1980, English, 123mins, DCP

  • Cast: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft

The closest Lynch came to crafting a conventional Hollywood prestige picture was this exquisitely staged retelling of the life and trials of Joseph Merrick, a severely deformed man living in Victorian-era London. From his exploitation in freak shows to his celebrity status within high society, the film echoes the sentiments of Tod Browning’s Freaks by championing the humanity and dignity of marginalised individuals, persecuted and victimised simply for looking different. Featuring a veritable who’s who of British acting royalty, and lensed in stunning monochrome by Hammer veteran Freddie Francis, Lynch unearths genuine tenderness within the inevitable tragedy.

BAFTA Film Awards: Best Film, Best Actor and Best Production Design/Art Direction

14/9 (Sun): Speaker: Dr. Fiona Law (Lecturer in Comparative Literature at the University of Hong Kong)

Screening:

In-theatre Screening

  • Presented by

  • Financially Supported by

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.