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average score
1.50*
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The Man Who Laughs

1928 / 110m - USA
Romance
1.5*/5.0*
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An interesting silent, that seems to reference German Expressionist cinema. It's not quite as captivating and the lead character is a little iffy, but the setting is pretty atmospheric, and even though the film is almost two hours long, it never felt as if things were stretched too thin.

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Gwynplaine looks more goofy than he looks scary or tragic, which hurts his character and the tragedy that befalls him, but other than that the story was decent enough. It's a long film if you're not used to silent cinema, but the pacing is proper, the cinematography is moody and the romance is proper.