Nominated for 8 Oscars , not even won a ... senseless for this unforgettable second work of David Lynch, is the true story of John Merrick, a young-looking monster because of a severe form of neurofibromatosis.
is initially used as a freak by shady characters, then admitted to the London Hospital where it is taken care by a doctor (Anthony Hopkins) sensible and sensitive to his desperate condition.
mocked by the people, mocked and sometimes cruelly tortured by his captors, developed and exploited by science ... This is his sad fate, to which no objection.
The story is seen and felt especially from the perspective of John Merrick, who lives with the fear of causing fear in others and suffering for the reactions that inspires. The film expresses the poignant humanity of suffering and helpless victim of fate, all the cruelty of a world deaf and blind to diversity. With great subtlety and delicacy, with genuine feeling and sharing. Subtlest black and white that makes a wonderful era represented (end 800).
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