Centre detudes du 19e siecle francais joseph sable centre for 19th century french studies. The man who laughs is an 1869 novel by victor hugo. The man who laughs is a novel by victor hugo, originally published in april 1869 under the french title lhomme qui rit. Moving away from the explicitly political content of his previous novels, victor hugo turns to social mentary in the man who laughs, an 1869 work that was made into a popular film in the 1920s. With xavier depraz, eric damain, philippe bouclet, delphine desyeux. Ursus et son loup homo recueillent gwynplaine, defigure par une horrible grimace, et dea, une jeune aveugle. Lhomme qui rit is a good reading of victor hugos novel, rich in dark poetic tones, echoing the meaning of the romantic. This is a rare, obscure version of the man who laughs that was made in france in 1971. It was adapted into a popular 1928 film, directed by paul. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. I have yet to see it streamed or available for download online, but if you find it, id be grateful. Lhomme qui rit 1971, a tv movie directed by jean kerchbron made and.
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