David Lynch and ‘the freak’: The strange, sad saga of The Elephant Man
His take on the heartbreaking story of Joseph Merrick made his career – but is the late director’s least typical film also ...
David Lynch Dies: ‘Twin Peaks’, ‘Blue Velvet’, ‘Elephant Man’ & ‘Eraserhead’ Visionary Was 78
One of Hollywood’s worst weeks in just got worse. David Lynch, the four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind Blue Velvet, ...
Breaking Baz: How David Lynch’s Vivid Imagination Was Sparked By What He Saw Beyond His Bedroom Widow As A Kid
David Lynch, whose death was announced Thursday, was my motion picture lodestar. When his 1977 movie Eraserhead played at an ...
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'Dune' director David Lynch dies at 78
Rebellious filmmaker David Lynch born Jan 20, 1946 has died earlier today at the age of 78.
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Beyond the End
That’s the closing line of David Lynch’s The Elephant Man, about the life of the disfigured performer John Merrick (John Hurt). The film begins with nightmarish images of elephants striking ...
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Cruelty and compassion in ‘The Elephant Man’
The play is about the cruelty Merrick endures as the sideshow freak dubbed “Elephant Man,” and the compassion he receives ...
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Elephant Man to Twin Peaks: The six essential David Lynch works
John Nance played ... long fascinated Lynch, and The Elephant Man became his greatest commentary on those who exist on the fringes. Based on the life of Joseph Merrick, a severely deformed man ...