Review of The Man Who Laughs (1928) by Zoran S — 08 Oct 2009

Genius. Sublime. This film basically has everything: uber-grotesque horror, gypsies that deform kids, creepy clowns, seriously creepy clown smiles, romantic melodrama, and one of the great dogs of cinema (who is named "Homo.

") You couldn't even make a film like this today: sound cinema killed the possibility and audiences (at least judging by the reviews here) have become too literal minded to accept its stylistic excesses and can only identify with characters on screen who express pre-packaged psychological tropes.

I haven't had this much fun watching a movie in ages.