Silent Film With Live Score: The Man Who Laughs

Northern Silents Presents THE MAN WHO LAUGHS A silent film with live music A cruel king has a young boy stolen away in the dead of night and has his face carved into a permanent grin, as a punishment for his father's misdeeds. Cast out from society, Gwynplaine grows up to work as a carnival sideshow performer, his disfigurement drawing crowds who come to gawp at his unsettling appearance. Based on Victor Hugo's novel, The Man Who Laughs blends gruesome horror, dark romance and swashbuckling adventure. Conrad Veidt brings the same magnetic intensity to the screen that he displayed in The...