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Londen 1884. Tegen betaling kunnen kijklustigen op de kermis de verschrikkelijk misvormde John Merrick (Hurt), artiestennaam The Elephant Man, bekijken. Een jonge arts (Hopkins) bevrijdt hem uit de klauwen van zijn eigenaar en brengt hem naar een ziekenhuis om hem te onderzoeken. Hij ontdekt dat Merrick intelligent en gevoelig is met een sterke persoonlijkheid. Fascinerend drama dat op feiten ...
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London. David Lynch.
The Elephant Man. Regia di David Lynch . Un film Da vedere 1980 con Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones . Cast completo Genere Drammatico, - Gran Bretagna , 1980 , durata 125 minuti. Uscita cinema lunedì 21 settembre 2020 distribuito da Cineteca di Bologna .
Merrick enjoyed his time away from urban London greatly and collected wildflowers to take back with him to London. He visited Fawsley Hall again in 1888 and 1889. The Elephant Man was cared for at the hospital until his death at the age of 27 on April 11, 1890. He died from the accidental dislocation of his neck due to its inability to support ...
28 de abr. de 2020 · The real mystery is revealed in the Elephant Man's bones. When he was just two years old, Joseph Merrick's mother noticed that some areas of his skin began to change. Some darkened, discolored skin growths were appearing, and they began to look bumpy and rough. Lumps began to grow under the boy's skin—on his neck, his chest, and the back of ...
16 de mar. de 2024 · Jo Vigor-Mungovin, author of Joseph: The Life, Times & Places of the Elephant Man, claimed to have discovered the location of his burial in be an unmarked grave in the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium. She said that the story of Merrick’s soft tissue being buried had not been proven because of the number of graveyards at the time.
En 1980, Michael Howell y Peter Ford publicaron The True History of Elephant Man, fruto de su detallada investigación en los archivos. Además de demostrar que su nombre era Joseph y no John, pudieron reconstruir muchos detalles de su vida y refutaron las inexactitudes del relato de Treves, demostrando que su madre era cultivada y cariñosa y que Merrick eligió deliberadamente exhibirse para ...
