Review of The Man Who Laughs (1928) by Richard L — 21 Sep 2013
'The Man Who Laughs' is a magnificent film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of the same name. This is one of the greatest films that I have seen thus far if not the greatest. The acting is absolutely superb for a film.
The main example of this is Conrad Veidt as the forever-smiling Gwynplaine. He shows incredible emotion with only his eyes. That is a marvelous talent to show that much emotion and depth with only the eyes.
The scenes with Gwynplaine and Dea are absolutely touching and beautifully done. The make-up and effects to make Conrad Veidt have that large smile are incredible and are still impressive. I absolutely loved the romance between Gwynplaine and Dea.
Today, this film is often considered a horror film because of Gwynplaine's smile that frightens a few people that are frightened by the clownish smiles, but if you actually watch this film, you would realize that this is basically a beautiful romance film.
Overall, I absolutely loved everything in this film with a great passion.
This review of The Man Who Laughs (1928) was written by Richard L on 21 Sep 2013.
The Man Who Laughs has generally received very positive reviews.
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