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<\/a>Eureka Entertainment to release Victor Hugo\u2019s THE MAN WHO LAUGHS; one of the most iconic and influential silent films of all time, starring Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin. Available from 17 August 2020 for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK. Presented from Universal\u2019s 4K restoration, as part of The Masters of Cinema Series, featuring a Limited-Edition O-Card Slipcase (First Print Run of 2000 units only].<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nOne of the most visually striking of all the later silent films,\u00a0The Man Who Laughs<\/span><\/b><\/em>\u00a0reunites German Expressionism director Paul Leni<\/span><\/strong> and cinematographer Gilbert Warrenton from their horror hit the previous year,\u00a0The Cat and the Canary<\/span><\/em>\u00a0(1927). Both films are often considered to be among the earliest works of legendary horror classics from Universal Studios, yet the undeniably eerie\u00a0The Man Who Laughs<\/span><\/em>\u00a0is more accurately described as a Gothic melodrama. However, its influence on the genre and the intensity<\/span><\/em> of the imagery\u2014art director Charles Hall and makeup genius Jack Pierce would go on to define the look of those 1930s Universal horror landmarks\u2014have redefined it as an early horror classic, bolstered by one of the most memorable performances of the period.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Eureka Entertainment to release Victor Hugo\u2019s THE MAN WHO LAUGHS; one of the most iconic and influential silent films of all time, starring Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin. Available from 17 August 2020 for the first time on Blu-ray … Continue reading