MIF19: The Elephant Man at HOME

The Elephant Man at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 14 July 2019, from £5.50 - Book now

Lynch’s monochrome homage to 19th-century urban gothic tells the tale of Joseph Merrick, exhibited as a ‘freak’ in Victorian London. With breathtaking cinematography and an outstanding performance by John Hurt, The Elephant Man raises interesting questions about society’s casting off of those perceived as different, the human body and the ethics of societies.