The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs is a 2012 French/Czech romantic musical drama film produced by EuropaCorp and based on the 1869 eponymous novel by Victor Hugo. Cast Marc-André Grondin as Gwynplaine Christa Théret as Dea Gérard Depardieu as Ursus Arben Bajraktaraj as Hardquanone Serge Merlin as Barkilphedro Emmanuelle Seigner as La duchesse Josiane Reception Boyd Van Hoeij from Variety was critical of the film, writing, "Less faithful to its source material and more concerned with delivering the goods visually, this handsome, studio-shot pic, somewhat ironically, lacks genuine pathos in telling its tale of how deceiving looks can be." Neil Young from The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, writing, "Thoroughly old-fashioned but ultimately moving literary adaptation has more than enough exploitable features to indicate long-term commercial success."