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The Elephant Man
Drama, History
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers drawn to compassionate historical drama about human dignity, social cruelty, and emotional healing, presented with stark black-and-white atmosphere.
- Tone
- bleak, melancholic, sentimental
- Payoff
- catharsis, heartbreak
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- intense
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- dignity, dehumanization, compassion, social exclusion, identity
- Setting
- late nineteenth-century, industrial city, medical wards and exploitative sideshows
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