象人
The Elephant Man
Release: 1980-10-09
·Runtime: 124m
·★ 8.1
剧情
历史
大衛林奇導演取材自真實醫療檔案，著重時代氣氛的重現。故事講述維多利亞時代，一名英國醫生在馬戲團發現了一個頭部畸型的象人，受盡不人道的待遇，於是將其帶回醫院作研究。不料馬戲班班主帶人又將象人搶去，到歐洲各地巡迴展出，幸得團中其他畸型人暗中他救回英國，終於使他體驗到人間的溫暖。 本片有安東尼霍普金斯、約翰赫特和安妮班克勞夫特等影星出演，攝影美術與化妝也均有一流水準，故事的發展流暢，演出動人，而且籍醫生與群眾的行為檢討了人類對 “道德”和 “正義”的標準。 《象人》是大衛林區有史以來最「平易近人」的作品，甚至有逼人催淚的能力，難怪獲得八項奧斯卡提名。本片背景是十九世紀維多利亞時代，臉上還沒皺紋的安東尼霍普金斯扮演一位宅心仁厚的醫生，從馬戲團拯救出被虐待的「象人」，提供他另一種生存的可能。影片表面上對比了純潔與醜陋、外在與內心，卻也令我們在同情之餘，反省當象人住的病房成為絡繹不絕的探訪焦點時，醫院跟馬戲團的分別，好像也開始變得模糊。 安東尼霍普金斯的演技自然沒話說，但本片更教人驚嘆的還是扮演「象人」的約翰赫特，他的角色總是小心翼翼地帶著頭罩，但光憑那對眼睛，以及精彩的肢體語言，就能引發觀眾高度的認同。奧斯卡影后安妮班克勞馥，也為本片貢獻了畫龍點睛的作用。 大衛林區乍看向主流靠攏，事實上卻為這個很容易就掉入煽情窠臼的故事提供了一些叛逆的可能，風格化的黑白攝影，以及幾場夢境的蒙太奇處理，大膽地碰觸到敏感的邊界，卻又充滿創意，為「象人」的主觀世界，提供了精彩的詮釋。
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Brooksfilms
Trailers & Videos
Cast
William Morgan Sheppard
as Man in Pub
Nula Conwell
as Nurse Kathleen
Phoebe Nicholls
as Merrick's Mother
John Gielgud
as Carr Gomm
Michael Elphick
as Night Porter
John Standing
as Fox
Freddie Jones
as Bytes
Dexter Fletcher
as Bytes' Boy
Eiji Kusuhara
as Japanese Bleeder
大衛·林區
as Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)
約翰·赫特
as John Merrick
Kathleen Byron
as Lady Waddington
Lesley Scoble
as Siamese Twin
安東尼·霍普金斯
as Frederick Treves
Wendy Hiller
as Mothershead
Dave Cooper
as Man in crowd (uncredited)
Lesley Dunlop
as Nora
Carol Harrison
as Tart
Hugh Manning
as Broadneck
Pauline Quirke
as 2nd Whore
Tony Clarkin
as Thug from Pub (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
as Committee Member (uncredited)
Jill Goldston
as Nurse (uncredited)
Pat Gorman
as Fairground Bobby
Anne Bancroft
as Mrs Kendal
David Ryall
as Man With Whores
Peter Davidson
as Second Bobby
Patricia Hodge
as Screaming Mum
Hannah Gordon
as Mrs Treves
Helen Ryan
as Princess Alex
Kenny Baker
as Plumed Dwarf
Alfie Curtis
as Milkman
Crew
Stuart Craig
Production Design
Alan Splet
Special Sound Effects
大衛·林區
Screenplay, Director, Sound Designer
Freddie Francis
Director of Photography
Jonathan Sanger
Producer
Stuart Cornfeld
Executive Producer
Mel Brooks
Producer
John Morris
Original Music Composer
尼爾·科博爾德
Special Effects
Anthony Waye
Assistant Director
Anne V. Coates
Editor