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In February the IAPI movie club will take a look at a bio-pic with a difference: David Lynch's The Elephant Man starring John Lynch, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft and John Gielgud.

Produced by of all people Mel Brooks, this film illustrates a remarkable use of sound and imagery in its story telling and is a wonderful example of the extraordinary alchemy that can be created when the right director is attached to a compelling story.

This was only David Lynch's second feature and it was nominated for 8 Oscars.  For those of  you who feel some of his work can be difficult to access this is one of Lynch's most conventional films from a narrative point of view and makes an excellent jumping off point to appreciate his work. 

We will be doing a full analysis of the film and will be revisiting

  • Structure
  • The protagonist-antagonist relationship
  • Visual and auditory rhymes
  • Use of sound design (which was a tour de force in this film)
  • The importance of theme in bio-pics.

It's a weepie so tissues will be provided at the usual screening time and place in Odessa. We look forward to seeing you there.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland

IAPI is the leading representative and advocacy organisation for the Irish marketing and communications sector. they members include all the full service creative ad agencies, media agencies and digital specialists. they give advertising a voice.

What they do

  • they are the public voice for they industry.
  • they develop talent and skills
  • they uphold standards of professionalism that deliver value for members, consumers and business.

they work covers different types of lobbying and negotiations, guidance notes,  industry-specific publications, award schemes and events.

IAPI is driven by its members. The board is elected by the members. Members decide the priorities and drive they agenda. The staff listen and respond to members concerns.

Thank you for trusting us to be ythey collective voice.

You can find out all about what they achieved in 2013 from they annual review below. 

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