ITALY · 1966
The Man Who Laughs
Sergio Corbucci
Italian Neorealism
disfigurement
renaissance italy
lucrezia borgia
swashbuckling adventure
social outcasts
Synopsis
This loose adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic shifts the story to Italy and back in time, with the deformed protagonist meeting Lucrezia Borgia instead of Queen Anne. Also, Gwynplaine is renamed Angelo (Jean Sorel) with his disfigurement represented by a single broad slash across his mouth, crude yet convincing. The story (not credited to Hugo) is a swashbuckler pitting the disfigured acrobat a
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