This evening we saw The Elephant Man starring Bradley Cooper (Hang Over, Limitless, Silver Linings Playbook) & Alessandro Nivola (Face/Off, Goal) & Patricia Clarkson (Green Mile, Friends with Benefits).
Truly amazing performances from all. Unlike the original movie, Cooper wasn’t wearing any form of prosthetics, he just contorted his body & mouth.
As discussed at the end of The River, the sign of a great performance is when the audience leaves speechless – still mulling over what they saw. That’s exactly what we had. Applause & stunned silence at both intermission & ending.
Something as simple as a handshake between John Merrick (Cooper) & Mrs. Kendal (Patricia Clarkson) had the audience mesmerised.
Grace was in awe.
