• "I am a human being": The Elephant Man (1980), w/ Andrew Petiprin

  • Feb 4 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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"I am a human being": The Elephant Man (1980), w/ Andrew Petiprin

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  • On the latest episode of Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast, Andrew Petiprin joins James and Thomas to discuss the late David Lynch's most uplifting film, The Elephant Man. The film is based on the real Victorian-era life of Joseph Merrick, a man who suffered terrible abuse because of his extreme deformities, yet whose human dignity was ultimately recognized and allowed to flourish by those who rescued him and cared for him with Christian compassion.

    Panel on film at Notre Dame with Thomas Mirus, Andrew Petiprin, and Nathan Douglas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7oE8d6RcCw&ab_channel=deNicolaCenterforEthicsandCulture

    Andrew's book Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/popcorn-with-the-pope

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    Music is The Duskwhales, “Take It Back”, used with permission. https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com
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