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sneez · 11 days

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‘She sank on the couch, and made him sit beside her. They found themselves close together unconsciously. What she said passed over Gwynplaine like a mighty storm. He hardly understood the meaning of her whirlwind of words. Her eyes were full of admiration. She spoke tumultuously, frantically, with a voice broken and tender. Her words were music, but their music was to Gwynplaine as a hurricane.’

gwynplaine and josiana! please don’t tag as body horror or anything similar [id in alt text]

#l’homme qui rit #the man who laughs #victor hugo #gwynplaine #josiana #artwork #special prize to whoever can guess who i used as a model for gwynplaine. impossible challenge #drawing this made me very sad so i need to draw happy things now. i actually drew this one before my last drawings so they fixed me somewhat #i hope you are all well my dear friends :-) holding you all most tenderly

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atomic-chronoscaph · 8 months

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The Man Who Laughs - art by Daniel R. Horne

#daniel r. horne #the man who laughs #gwynplaine #conrad veidt #horror art #20s horror #silent horror #paul leni #victor hugo #1928 #2000s

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weirdlookindog · 12 days

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Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) - Gwynplaine, c. 1886

Illustration for Victor Hugo's novel 'L'homme Qui Rit' (The Man Who Laughs)

#georges antoine rochegrosse #gwynplaine #the man who laughs #victor hugo #19th century #19th century art #dark art #art nouveau #art #illustration #book illustration #oil painting #painting

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harpidiem · 7 months

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watched the 1928 The Man Who Laughs a few days ago and it’s been on my brain. I love them so much

#th man who laughs #victor hugo #gwynplaine #dea #conrad veidt #mary philbin #silent film #old hollywood #movies #sketchbook #fanart #digital art #art #artists on tumblr #my art #drawing #artists on instagram #sketch #illustrators on tumblr

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jvlesx · 1 year

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still need to read the book... next on my list

#gwynplaine #the man who laughs #the grinning man #l'homme qui rit #victor hugo #silent film #the man who laughs 1928 #my art

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hop3isaprison · 5 months

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gwynplaine.

#lyrics from the grinning man musical #gwyn from the 1928 movie #not that phantom guy for a change #...nevertheless i'm drawing him right now he's still here #myart #ballpoint doodle #the man who laughs #l'homme qui rit #conrad veidt #victor hugo #fanart #i kinda like the flowers on this one as well

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anotherscrappile · 9 months

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The silent film The Man Who Laughs (1928) has entered the public domain!

I’d highly recommend it if any of these things intrigue you:

Conrad Veidt, known for such roles as Cesare in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Major Strasser in Casablanca (1942), & more

Mary Philbin, who played Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera (1920)

the iconic slit mouth look that inspired DC’s Joker

enjoying a Victor Hugo story without reading a Victor Hugo length novel

You can even watch it right on its Wikipedia page!

#the man who laughs #l’homme qui rit #gwynplaine #conrad veidt #mary philbin #carl laemmle #silent film #victor hugo

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omercifulheaves · 6 months

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The Man Who Laughs (1928

#movies #posters #silent films #the man who laughs #gwynplaine #victor hugo #paul leni

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southwarkfair · 20 days

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gwynplaine and dea concept i drew after finishing the book....

#im still planning to make my own movie adaptation in an animatic style using modded monster high dolls btw #look out for that within the next ten years #the man who laughs #victor hugo #l'homme qui rit

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queerbarb · 11 months

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he's just a little guy!

#the man who laughs #gwynplaine #l'homme qui rit #grinpayne #the grinning man #victor hugo #he's so silly #he's so babygirl

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irinabless · 4 months

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#gwynplaine #books #literature #victor hugo #the man who laughs #l`homme qui rit

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sneez · 14 days

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gwyn and dea through the years :D [full id under cut]

ID: The first drawing (1690) shows Gwynplaine as a child, carrying the baby Dea wrapped in a coat in his arms. He has long yellow hair, and is wearing only a ragged pair of breeches. His feet are bare and bloody. The labels read:

[Skin] tans easily

Adult man's coat

Adult man's breeches

[Joints] hypermobile; frequent joint pain (especially in bad weather)

[Feet] severely scarred

The second (1695) shows Gwynplaine as a youth and Dea as a small child; Gwynplaine is holding Dea's hand. Gwynplaine is wearing an oversized shirt, sleeveless doublet, and breeches. Dea has curly auburn hair and is wearing a simple greyish dress. The labels pointing to Gwynplaine read:

Ursus's shirt

Ursus's breeches

[Shoes] much too big

Still refusing to let Ursus cut his hair (bad sensory experience and dislikes anyone coming near his face)

Ursus's doublet with the sleeves cut off The labels pointing to Dea read:

Reddish hair until she got older

[Dress] made by Ursus out of an old blanket

Cloth wraps rather than shoes

The third (1700) shows Gwynplaine as a teenager and Dea as a girl; they are standing side by side. Gwynplaine is wearing the same outfit as before but with the inclusion of a red necktie and light hose, and his hair is shorter. Dea is wearing a blue dress. The labels pointing to Gwynplaine read:

Ursus's doublet with the sleeves cut off

Finally submitted to a haircut (very reluctantly)

Same shoes (slightly better-fitting now) The labels pointing to Dea read:

Skin burns easily

Bitten fingernails

[Dress] most expensive single thing Ursus had ever bought

The fourth (1705) shows Gwynplaine as a young man and Dea as a young woman. Gwynplaine is wearing a green waistcoat, red breeches, and a leather esclavine, and his hair is longer. Dea is wearing a white shirt, a blue dress, and the same necktie Gwynplaine was wearing in the previous drawing; her hair is also longer and darker. The labels pointing to Gwynplaine read:

[Hair] gets very light in summer

[Hair] greying

[Hands] very calloused

New shoes! The labels pointing to Dea read:

[Necktie] used to be Gwynplaine's [smiley face emoji]

Very visible veins

New shoes!

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#l'homme qui rit #the man who laughs #victor hugo #gwynplaine #dea #artwork #sorry about my tiny tiny writing i even tried to make it bigger and everything. shaking my head solemnly #this was so much fun i still think i should have put more details into their outfits but maybe next time #dea had proper clothes of her own from a younger age because it wasnt as easy to adapt ursus's old things to fit her #but gwynplaine i imagine wearing ursus's old stuff until their performances really kicked off and they got a bit more money #i am so emotional about tiny dea especially. look at her. Look #i hope you are all well my friends i am looking for a job and suffering terribly but all well otherwise [thums up]

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elmorinn · 4 months

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Gwynplaine and Dea 🥺🙏

Another reminder for everyone to go and read LHQR right now (you can't refuse)

I love them so much 😢💔

#artists on tumblr #small artist #sketchbook art #sketchbook #traditional art #gwynplaine #the man who laughs #l'homme qui rit #lhqr #victor hugo art #victor hugo

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variousqueerthings · 11 months

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I feel bad, because the man who laughs was a fascinating movie in which conrad veidt did absolutely beautifully, with a performance that went well beyond the stratosphere of silent film excellence at the time

but also I am going to go back and save every instance of someone calling for the dog in that film, because the dog is called "homo" and I did a juvenile little chortle every time I saw it in the titles

#the fact that a dog called homo basically saves the day #the movie gives us rights #the man who laughs #conrad veidt #very interesting movie -- feel like there was an unevenness to its tone but in a way that just drew me in more #as if it wanted to embrace the horror of its conceit but at the same time couldn't bear to be too cruel #although people IN the movie are of course cruel #but you can just sense the novel in the back whispering that the happy end isn't quite right for what it's saying #and also it being victor hugo ofc you might guess #im watching movies

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schos-in-the-field · 10 months

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Adds him to the list of movie characters that broke my heart