Episode 176: David Lynch Watch Series #2 (THE ELEPHANT MAN, 1980)

About this episode

The episode discusses David Lynch's film THE ELEPHANT MAN with guest Grant, covering its origins, themes, and performances.

"My life is full because I know I am loved." This week we continue our David Lynch Watch Series and discuss his second feature, THE ELEPHANT MAN. Joining us again for the discussion is recurring guest GRANT! We went over some background on this film's origins before getting into a larger discussion on the story. We touch on the historical accuracies (and inaccuracies), the warmth and humanity at the heart of the picture, John Hurt's sublime performance, and consider where it lands among the Lynch canon. Before that, we pay quick tribute to the late Catherine O'Hara before going over some new releases and talking about what we watched recently. Next week we will return to Lynch to discuss his follow up classic, THE ELEPHANT MAN. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:07:23 RIP Catherine O'Hara 00:08:40 New Releases (Send Help; Iron Lung; Shelter) 00:12:24 Quick plug for Grant What We Watched This Week 00:13:22 The Voice of Hind Rajab (Curtis) 00:15:07 Send Help (Curtis) 00:16:06 Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (Curtis) 00:17:09 The President's Cake (Curtis) 00:19:31 Memories of Murder (Grant) 00:21:03 Nouvelle Vague (Grant) 00:23:30 Father Mother Sister Brother (Grant)…

People in this episode

Host: Seat Struck Reviews

Guest: Grant

Topics covered

• David Lynch
• film discussion
• historical accuracy
• performance analysis
• new releases

Keywords

• David Lynch
• THE ELEPHANT MAN
• film analysis
• Catherine O'Hara
• John Hurt
• historical inaccuracies
• new movie releases

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: THE ELEPHANT MAN

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