THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - David Lynch

Written by - Eric Bergren, David Lynch, Christopher De Vore (based on the book by Frederick Treves and the book by Ashley Montagu)

Starring - Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt

"A surgeon allows a hideously deformed man to live in the mental hospital where he works, saving him from life in a travelling freak show. David Lynch makes a masterpiece of compassion by taking a painstaking original look at humanity in all its forms. The film’s emotional connection with its audience, that still widely acknowledges it as one of the saddest films ever made, seeks and finds more depth by its classicist style and black and white cinematography. The performances by Hopkins and Hurt, the latter playing the part of the difficult part of the deformed titular character, are great."

Drama, USA