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The Elephant Man
(1980)
Anne's Niche: Actress
Character: Mrs. Kendal
Cast and Crew
My Too Cents: This was a great great movie. All things good that anyone has said about this movie that is good is true. Anne's role is small but good as usual. I enjoyed watching this movie. Mel was a silent producer in this but he hand a large hand in it. He really is responsible for getting it off the ground. Mel really liked to take chances on new directors and writers and David Lynch was one.
Synopsis:
___THE ELEPHANT MAN features an
Academy Award-nominated performance by John Hurt as John Merrick, the victim of
a disease that has left him so grotesquely deformed, he's spent most of his life
as a carnival-show freak. In time, Merrick comes under the care of Dr. Treves
(brilliantly played by Anthony Hopkins), who installs the "Elephant Man" in a
hospital, where he studies him, helps him to overcome a seemingly insurmountable
speech impediment, and--for a time--gives him back some human dignity. As word
gets out about Merrick's existence and the press once again turns him into a
freak, the film raises the question of Treves's motivation: has he helped
Merrick out of decency, in the name of medical science, or to enhance his own
reputation?
(TV Guide)
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