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During a winter storm, Ursus offers shelter to two orphans, Gwynplaine and Déa; some years later, they are still living together. Gwynplaine has become a famous star, but his success threatens his relationships with Déa and Ursus.
The Man Who Laughs
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L'Homme qui rit, O Homem que Ri, Человек, который смеется, 웃는남자, 웃는 남자, El hombre que ríe, Muž, který se směje, Człowiek śmiechu, Ο Άνθρωπος Που Γελά, Човекът, който се смее, 笑面人, Людина, яка сміється, ปาฏิหาริย์รักจากโจ๊กเกอร์
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France
01 Jan 2013
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28 Mar 2013
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South Korea15세 이상 관람가
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09 Sep 2013
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Czechia
26 Dec 2012
- Theatrical
France
26 Dec 2012
- Theatrical
Greece
01 Jan 2013
- TheatricalΚ-12
09 Sep 2013
- Physical DVD
South Korea
28 Mar 2013
- Theatrical15세 이상 관람가
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"Go back to your paradise and please do not come back"
There's been a problem in French cinema dating back several decades, Truffaut wrote about it for Cahiers du cinéma and those essays later spurred French new wave, and that problem is on full display in this film. The French film industry has such reverence for classics of French literature that it is popular to adapt classic novels, and when it is done these adaptations turn into massive, overblown, Hollywood-imitating melodramas. And, amongst many other problems, that is broadly what is wrong with The Man Who Laughs (2012), it is so large scale yet lacks any distinct artistic vision. It's like a grand cruise ship with no rudder, it is…
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If you've ever watched the original version with the wonderful Conrad Veldt, i really fail to see how you can say this one is good.
It's a horrible pastiche of the book, most things don't even make sense (Gwymplain lives his whole life separated from the world and then has the guts to tell the politicians how the country should be run? really?) and the love story is even watered down.
Depardieu probably had some debts to pay in order to star in this.
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This is my all-time favorite story apart from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, that i watch whatever is the adaptation. It doesn't deserve all those negative reviews, it's very good and compared to the 1928 film this adaptation respects the tragic ending in the novel, the only thing that may not be very convincing about it is the characterization of Gwynplaine but it doesn't really bother, at least for me. On the contrary of many people i don't think this film is soulless, i enjoyed every emotional moment and the ending scene where Ursus cries for the first time, i loved it.
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"Le peuple, c'est moi!"
De la part du Melenchon québécois Marc Andre Grondin.
Bon c'était la petite vanne Letterboxd pour me rappeler d'où je viens.
Sinon je ne vais pas trop déchirer le film mais concrètement il n'avait rien d'exceptionnel. La mise en scène était banal malgré des décors assez beaux et de somptueuses musiques qui rappellent beaucoup l'univers de Tim Burton et les musiques de Danny Elfman (le village enneigé fait d'ailleurs pensé à celui de Charlie et la chocolaterie). Parmis les jeux d'acteurs rien d'exceptionnel non plus. C'était simplement un petit film mignon aux allures de conte de fée. Une adaptation du livre de Victor Hugo qui malheureusement ne contenait pas assez la french touch des films français. Il partait trop vers le film commercial américain. Malgré tout ça j'ai tout de même passé un bon moment même si la scène au parlement ou parmis la noblesse tout court m'a semble un peu longu. -
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Sylvain lives matter, Gwynplaine physiquement c'est Eric Draven ou Ashe Corven de The Crow mais avec de vraies cicatrices. Au début ça partait bien hein! Mais à partir du moment où Monsieur devient héritier, ça part en cacahuètes mes amis. Gwygwy indécis.
Par contre Gégé (Depardieu), il avait tout prédit avec ses mises en scène. Merci le spoil Gégé, enfin. -
I have absolutely no idea who this movie could possibly be for, other than lit students too lazy for Coles Notes. It's not bad, it's just... there. The only true failure is that they forewent perhaps the most influential makeup job in history for a mediocre knock-off of Heath Ledger's Joker ( which was itself an attempt to get away from a character based upon...said most influential makeup job). But seriously, who is this for?
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Esteticamente brilhante, mas contando com alguns problemas de roteiro, 'O Homem Que Ri' é, no fim das contas, uma adaptação honesta e sincera da obra do celebrado romancista francês Victor Hugo.
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On one hand it has really nice elaborate set pieces that feel like something Tim Burton would have. I understand that this story pulls a bit from the Joker’s introduction in the comics, and yet this spins a tale from Victor Hugo. I don’t think I’ve read the book, so I don’t know if it stays true to the storyline. Again, stylistically it’s fun but the story could have been a bit better.
Also, Swann was and is the only reason why I stayed.
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"La storia di un giovane dell'Ottocento, Gwynplaine abbandonato dal padre in una notte di tempesta e sfregiato da una cicatrice, che fa una scoperta che è destinata a cambiare tutta la sua vita".
Diretto da Jean-Pierre Améris, è un film tratto dal noto racconto di Victor Hugo, che trova i suoi principali punti di forza in una buona confezione dal gusto fortemente gotico e nella convincente prova di un cast che trova in Gérard Depardieu il suo più ispirato rappresentante. Di contro abbiamo una sceneggiatura piuttosto striminzita, dialoghi non di particolare mordente ed eventi che si susseguono troppo tempestivamente, scorrendo talvolta impalpabili, quasi a rifuggire una dimensione drammatica, temendo di vederla tradotta in pesantezza. Se infatti l'opera di Hugo rappresenta…