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Upon doing a show at a village fair, Gwynplaine attracts the attention of the bored, sexy duchess Josiana. He soon gains even more attention from the Queen Anne as it is found out that Gwynplaine is the son and heir to Lord Linnaeus Clancharlie's position and estate.
The original novel follows a path similar to many of Hugo's other novels, ending in a depressing [[Downer Ending]]. Though not the author's most well-known work, there have been several film versions of the story (only one of which is in sound). The most well-known and best remembered adaptation is the heart-wrenchingly beautiful 1928 movie. It featured [[Looks Like Cesare|Conrad Veidt]] as the main character, whose [[Slasher Smile|freakish grin]] and [[Monster Clown|clown-like]] appearance was the primary inspiration for [[The Joker]], which came full circle in 2005 with
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* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: And how.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: Saintly Dea who loves Gwynplaine in spite of his deformity, or glamorous Josiana who wants him ''[[Nightmare Fetishist|because]]'' [[Nightmare Fetishist|of his deformity]]?
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