The Elephant Man + Mulholland Drive

SPECIAL EVENTS Double the David Lynch! More info

The Elephant Man
Dr. Frederic Treves (Anthony Hopkins) discovers Joseph (John) Merrick (John Hurt) in a sideshow. Born with a congenital disorder, Merrick uses his disfigurement to earn a living as the "Elephant Man." Treves brings Merrick into his home, discovering that his rough exterior hides a refined soul, and that Merrick can teach the stodgy British upper class of the time a lesson about dignity. Merrick becomes the toast of London and charms a caring actress (Anne Bancroft) before his death at 27.

Mulholland Drive
A dark-haired woman (Laura Elena Harring) is left amnesiac after a car crash. She wanders the streets of Los Angeles in a daze before taking refuge in an apartment. There she is discovered by Betty (Naomi Watts), a wholesome Midwestern blonde who has come to the City of Angels seeking fame as an actress. Together, the two attempt to solve the mystery of Rita's true identity. The story is set in a dream-like Los Angeles, spoilt neither by traffic jams nor smog.

Rating: M

Runtime: 271 mins

Director: David Lynch

Actors: Naomi Watts, Justin Theroux, Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones, Michael Elphick, Robert Forster, Brent Briscoe, Laura Elena Harring, Randall Wulff

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas

Mon, Aug 5:

18:30

Prospect Cinemas

No sessions running at Prospect this week

Highlights

E Screening direct from London. Asmik Grigorian sings the title role alongside Joshua Guerrero in Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier’s poignant production of Puccini's tragedy.

E Ryuichi Sakamoto's last performance, a concert film featuring just him and his piano playing for the last time before passing away.

M Macbeth is coming. A couple corrupted by their relentless lust for power have blood on their hands. Witness the gripping tale of greed, murder, deception.

CTC From: May 11, 2024
Screening direct from Paris. Rudolf Nureyev’s spectacular ballet, inspired but Petipa and set to Minkus’ spirited score, is no less than a festival of dance!

CTC From: May 18, 2024
Puccini’s bittersweet love story, which follows an elegant woman from high society and an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess.

CTC From: May 25, 2024
Screening direct from London. Liam Scarlett's glorious production of classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness returns to Covent Garden.

CTC From: May 25, 2024
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state.

G From: Jun 1, 2024
Paul Simon follows him inside the studio making his new album Seven Psalms while looking back on his six-decade career with countless musical peaks.

CTC From: Jun 1, 2024
Screening direct from London. Brilliant mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina performs the title role in Damiano Michieletto's sizzling new staging of Bizet’s popular opera

CTC From: Jun 15, 2024
The Live in HD season concludes with Madama Butterfly. Puccini’s devastating opera of unrequited love between a young Japanese girl and an American naval officer.