David Lynch's THE ELEPHANT MAN at the Music Box

Name: David Lynch's THE ELEPHANT MAN at the Music Box
Start: 2025-04-12T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-12T13:30:00-05:00
Location: Music Box Theatre

Schedule

Sat Apr 12 2025 at 11:00 am to 01:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Music Box Theatre | Chicago, IL

Part of DAVID LYNCH: MOVING THROUGH TIME, curated by Daniel Knox. Visit our website for Full Schedule: https://musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-festivals/david-lynch-moving-through-time
Sponsored by MUBI
Pre-show featuring clips, interviews and short films begins 20min before the listed showtime
Introduction by Daniel Knox
All the human spirit needs to thrive...is a chance. In one of his most legendary films, director David Lynch chronicles the intense emotional journey of a complex, lonely man and the dedicated surgeon who changed his life. John Merrick (John Hurt, in an Oscar-nominated performance) was born with a horribly disfiguring congenital disease, and suffered the humiliation of being a sideshow freak. Only when London doctor Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) rescues him does Merrick begin to regain the life of dignity and respect that everyone deserves. Based on a true story, the critically acclaimed, Oscar®-nominated film has earned its place in cinematic history. Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud and Wendy Hiller lend moving performances to an already powerful story. Visually fascinating and historically relevant, Lynch has created a haunting masterpiece of compassion, beauty and ultimately, humanity.