L'homme qui rit

Titre original : The Man Who Laughs

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Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt in L'homme qui rit (1928)

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Lorsqu'un noble fier refuse d'embrasser la main du roi James en 1690, il est exécuté avec cruauté et son fils est défiguré.Lorsqu'un noble fier refuse d'embrasser la main du roi James en 1690, il est exécuté avec cruauté et son fils est défiguré.Lorsqu'un noble fier refuse d'embrasser la main du roi James en 1690, il est exécuté avec cruauté et son fils est défiguré.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

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MA NOTE

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Gwynplaine as a Child
(as Julius Molnar Jr.)

Olga Baclanova

Duchess Josiana

Brandon Hurst

Barkilphedro

Cesare Gravina

Ursus

Stuart Holmes

Lord Dirry-Moir

Sam De Grasse

King James II
(as Sam DeGrasse)

George Siegmann

Dr. Hardquanonne

Josephine Crowell

Queen Anne

Károly Huszár

Innkeeper
(as Charles Puffy)

Zimbo the Dog

Homo the Wolf
(as Zimbo)

Tom Amandares

Shouting Man at wheel on ship
(uncredited)

Henry A. Barrows

Undetermined Secondary Role
(uncredited)

Richard Bartlett

Undetermined Secondary Role
(uncredited)

Les Bates

Undetermined Secondary Role
(uncredited)

Charles Brinley

Undetermined Secondary Role
(uncredited)

Carmen Castillo

Dea's Mother
(uncredited)

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Anecdotes
Gwynplaine's fixed grin and disturbing clown-like appearance was a key inspiration for comic book writer Bill Finger and artists Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson in creating one of the most iconic comic book villains ever, The Joker.

Gaffes
The opening scene happens in James II's reign (1685-1688), but Lord Clancharlie is sentenced to death in an Iron Maiden. This instrument of torture was invented in 1793 for display in museums.

Citations
Gwynplaine: [Via subtitles, to the House of Lords] A king made me a clown! A queen made me a Peer! But first, God made me a man!

Connexions
Edited into Phobos (2019)

Bandes originales
When Love Comes Stealing
(uncredited)
Written by Walter Hirsch, Lew Pollack and Erno Rapee

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Watch it twice in a row to take it all in!

This was our first Conrad Veidt experience. The Man Who Laughs is a spellbinding piece of visual art. Veidt's acting is sensational. I knew the plot of the story and wondered how he would portray feelings of sadness and regret with a permanent smile carved on his face. After viewing the tape, we were amazed how the emotions exuded from the TV screen. This is our second Mary Philbin experience and both of us prefer her acting in this movie to her role in The Phantom of the Opera.

We have viewed silents on the TV screen as well as the big screen. We discovered that there is more of the "larger than life" emotions projected and felt by the audience through the larger screenings that is somewhat missed on the 27" TV screen. Not so with this performance. My wife and I were both moved to watch it from the beginning...one more time.