A Different Man’ dives deep into the complex layers of identity, self-perception, and the haunting grip of the past. Directed ...

The director David Lynch, who died last week at 78, was a master of surreal cinema, known for the dreamlike quality of films ...

Lynch’s 1980 film The Elephant Man, based on the real-life story of Joseph Merrick, is unusual in his career for many reasons. It is a period drama based on a true story, set in Victorian ...

Lynch’s black-and-white second feature is among his more sentimental works, and was adapted from the diary of Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man born in the US in 1862 with a condition that ...

Loosely based on the life of Joseph Merrick (referred to as "John" in the film), "The Elephant Man" earned eight Academy Award nominations, including Lynch's first nomination for Best Director.

The brilliant auteur whose unsettling, beautiful dreamscapes skewered the hypocrisy of the American dream has passed away at 78 ...

In honour of his peerless contribution, here are Lynch’s six essential works: ...

Lynch found his first taste of mainstream critical acceptance with his 1980 biographical account of the life of Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man. The film, which starred John Hurt and Anthony ...