John Merrick: [after seeing pictures of Dr. Treves' family] Would you care to see my mother? Dr. Frederick Treves: [surprised] Your mother? Yes please. [John pulls out a small portrait] Mrs. Treves:
Play button

Would you care to see my mother? Your mother? Yes please. Oh...

Something wrong with the clip?

Report to moderators

Share in Facebook Share in Twitter Share in Linkedin Share in Reddit

John Merrick:
[after seeing pictures of Dr. Treves' family]
Would you care to see my mother?
Dr. Frederick Treves:
[surprised]
Your mother? Yes please.
[John pulls out a small portrait]

Mrs. Treves:
Oh but she's... Mr. Merrick, she's beautiful!
John Merrick:
Oh, she had the face of an angel!
[sadly]

John Merrick:
I must have been a great disappointment to her.
Mrs. Treves:
No, Mr. Merrick, no. No son as loving as you could ever be a disappointment.
John Merrick:
If only I could find her, so she could see me with such lovely friends here now; perhaps she could love me as I am. I've tried so hard to be good.
[Mrs. Treves begins to cry]

Transcript:
Are your parents still alive?
Do you understand me?
Your father, your mother,
are they dead?
Freddie, what are you doing for...?
Oh, I'm dreadfully sorry.
I had no idea you had...
Freddie, Freddie, what the hell
have you got in there?
You'll know soon enough at the
meeting of the Society.
Until then, I beg of you,
not a word to anyone, please.
All right, if you insist.
But you must have quite a find in there.
- I don't know what I've got.
- "Nothing of any importance", eh?
Not a word, please, Fox.
Not a word.
All right.
Thank you.
It's all right.

Clip duration: 79 seconds
Views: 47
Uploaded: 13 December, 2020
Genres: biography, drama
Summary: A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.


Actors

John Merrick - John Hurt
Mrs. Treves - Hannah Gordon