The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939 PART 7

[StoneKnivesBearskins]

"She gave me water"

When this movie came out in theaters in 1939, an 8 year old boy from Boston heard that line & was not ashamed to cry. He identified deeply with the "alienated loner" that Quasimodo is, & a seed was planted within him.

26 years later, that same boy portrayed one of the best known and loved, if not THE best known and loved alien being ever created, and part of his inspiration was this movie.

That boy? His name was Leonard Nimoy.

That alien he portrayed? Mr. Spock on Star Trek.

[mvies77]

Charles Laughton is the greatest character actor of the 20th century or any century. This is my favorite version of Hunchback due to his heart rending portrayal. To be so transformed by makeup and prosthetics and yet express the tragedy of the loneliness and rejection in his life. To show the love he feels and the betrayal he experiences. Laughton is just amazing in this role. Thanks for posting!

[dianey121996]

@DarkBellatrix Yes he is very attractive! I'm glad I'm not the only one

[missCarlacris]

1:06 John Lennon feeling!

[missCarlacris]

@dianey121996 thanks! would you like write to me the dialogue?? it's just write what they say in english, example: Frollo: i love you Esme: get out

thank you so much!!

[missCarlacris]

i don't speak english very well, i'm brazilian. someone, please, can't write the dialogue of Frollo and Esme from 03:40 to 05:00. so, after written i'll can translate, it's more easy for me. PLEASE!

[dianey121996]

@missCarlacris would u like me to type it in english and u can type it into a translator or translate it in brazilim

[missCarlacris]

@JayBird4theW1N cause he uses a uniform of captain :)

[htpnk120]

Now I recognize the guy who plays Frolo. He played Pharoe in the Ten Commandments :)

[MiaCharlie101]

Phoebus is such a sleeze! He's going to be married but persists in flirting with Esmeralda. And then she fancies herself in love with him and she's only seen him once!

[forcommongood]

@mahoganywhisper

That's because you never read the book but since this is the Internet, I bet you will now say that you did as a defense even though you didn't.

[JayBird4theW1N]

Phoebus is such a dick... why does she love him???

[mahogonywhisper]

I can't understand why everyone is talking about how lovely Frollo is, and how studious and sagacious he is, when a poor, helpless man, Quasimodo, ridiculed and abased by everyone, was being tortured and inflicted perilously, and no on seems to be concerned.

[YourOasis97]

@mahogonywhisper I couldn't agree more. Frollo was a rapist and a murderer, well almost; as far as I'm aware of the book.

[dianey121996]

@mahogonywhisper this particulaar one is my fav

[wereallmadaroundhere]

I wish Frollo got the girl. Then he wouldn't be such a tight-ass.

[leovampir89]

For pity's sake! Please, please. Can anyone write what Frollo says? I am Spanish and I dont understand what he says. I am sure that I am missing a beautiful speech!

[wereallmadaroundhere]

@leovampir89 What have you done? You have awakened in me all that should have stayed dormant. I sought a tranquil existence and had it, till I saw you. Since then my powers have failed me, for I cannot rid myself of you. In every book I read I see your face. In every sound I hear your voice, the jingle of your tambourine. I have questioned my conscience through the deep hours of the night, only to awaken in greater confusion.

[leovampir89]

@wereallmadaroundhere  Thank you very much! Oh my God! It's lovely what he tells her. I love this scene. I wish could see the film with subtitles and if I can´t in Spanish, at least in English.

[VegaRocksTheRoses]

3:12 "Sensible? It's MONSTROUS to be as sensible as I am"

Scene; Frollo . . .

God, I love all the sweet messages and/or ironies they have in this movie.

[bullwhip95]

i like the part where the guy was giving the king a bath and he hurts him and the king said "i should of made him my chief torturer".

[PorkFrog]

read 3 Hugo's, ND of Paris, The Miserable Ones, Toilers of the Sea

Tough reads - sentences like pages- but rewarding. One of the copies I read was over 100 years old-I was like, what the hell is this doing here? How did this book survive library use-and for how long? Ohio an old state

First thing I think about Hugo is human desperation, never read anyone that did despair and humanity in desperate situations quite like him. Guess that's what appealed to me as a 'miserable one', a teenager

[ysbaddaden2003]

Funny thing is my understanding was the story takes place in 1482, but the music they're playing at the nighttime party was of Michael Praetorius who lived from 1571-1621, and was a German as well.

He's one of my favorites and they have some of his tunes on Youtube.

[teeno4ka]

@ysbaddaden2003

it is sad but they don't give a damn about historical accuracy

and they don't even follow the plot of the book

in fact none of all NDDP screen adaptation does((

[jhonnies123]

sir cedric .was indeed a fan of charles laughton

[DarkBellatrix]

I must admit that I find Frollo very attractive.

[punkkimiko]

wats the matter with the hunchback?!!!!!

lets see poeple are mean to him cuz hes ugly. Esmeralda is the only one who has ever been nice to him. he has no friends, hes deaf. wow i can go on for years

[izlude2]

Phoebus is SO like a lot of cute guys I ever knew....vain..celf centered,,,and totally clueless...as ugly as Quisi was he was miles more a REAL man....(..Frollo is actually pretty sexy!!!!) Esmi is typical....looking for superficial qualities and making a wrong choice!!!! I wonder if Victor Hugo took all of this into concideration while writting this book!

[Sanguiluna]

@izlude2 Actually, for Hugo the characters didn't really matter much; they were mere plot devices for him. When he wrote the novel, he had intended the focus to be on the Notre Dame church itself, not Quasimodo or Esmeralda. In fact the REAL title of the novel, if translated from the original language, is actually "Notre Dame of Paris"; there's no mention of a "Hunchback" in the true title. So Hugo would probably consider character analysis as missing the point of the novel entirely.

[teeno4ka]

@Sanguiluna

I cannot agree with that. If Hugo didn't give a damn about the charachters, why almost every character in the book is analyzed? look at Frollo. we know all about him, and Hugo shows in details how and why he becomes insane. Of course, the church itself is VERY important, because it's a big symbol and it meant a great deal to Quasi and Frollo. But decisions of chars make the plot, and those decisions are based on their psychology.

[Sanguiluna]

@teeno4ka The characters are important only in relation to the Cathedral--what role Notre Dame plays in each character's story, how it contributes to their downfall and tragedy, etc. To use an example of a painting, you could say Notre Dame is the subject or the foreground, with the characters' stories serving as the background and setting--while not central to the piece, they are important in the overall work.

[teeno4ka]

@Sanguiluna Well, our perception of literature is very subjective

so there's actually no point in arguing. But your suggestion is very interesting, and I'd like to ask: what role Notre Dame plays in life of Grengoire ot Phoebus, for example?

[teeno4ka]

@izlude2

yes, actually, it was one of his main ideas. though Quasi was quite an angry man (because of how people treated him, of course) in the book, he was the only one who helped without asking anything in return.

[forcommongood]

I just recently realized after watching this on DVD that Bilbo is the monkey hanging on Gringiors staff. I didn't even see the monkey till now.

[ColonelRoss111]

Actors like Sir Cedric are hard to find now which is a pity for modern film but a jewel in the crown of classical cinema!

[Freddy46754]

Like the scene with Fro-do and Esmeralda. Its like an angle and a dark evil angle falling in love.

[PlusSizeAngel]

Great scene between Frollo and Esme. "It will be my end... and yours!"

[forcommongood]

@PlusSizeAngel

it would have worked if he didn't add "and yours". If he didn't, she might have thought he's passionate, after, she'll think he's crazy.

[BarnabasFrid]

I would SO take Frollo over Phoebus... uniform is way better and he clearly loves her.  Phoebus is a slut.

[twolionss]

I wonder, does this Frollo know who gave water to Quasi? He looks as if he knew but I can't really tell.

When Victor Hugo describes the way Frollo stares at Esme he says he is like a kite seeking out its victim. Thats exactly Sir Cedrics portrayal of Frollo: he is the hunter whos fallen in love with his prey. Wonderful!

I have to admit I love this Phoebus; Alan Marshal is so dashing!<3

[lawrence142002]

Cedric Hardwicke was such a great actor. This is one of the few times he played a villain and even then, he does it with this air of savvy. He was a humorous man too. My favorite quote of his. "Britain is my wife and America is my mistress. It's good to get away from one's wife once in awhile."

[MsPinkWings]

Wow I loved the 3:40-5 scene! So hot. <3

[mrskarolina]

Love the scene; love Sir Cedric ;) All of them did very well, although it's a very simplified version. In '56 version Frollo does very well his job, but he hasn't got that sparkle in his eye. Still I need to see Derek Jacobi in action yet.

[bookkeeper57]

Derek Jacobi is a solid actor, but not in this role. His Dom Frollo comes off spoiled and petulant. Sir Cedric does

obsessed much better.

[EloiseDecember]

I agree. Much preferred Sir Cedric. All that internal conflict comes across in his eyes.

[rpgfreak18]

umm well i forgot to say that i very much love frollo too i said that phoebus is very handsome but as i look the movie further he is a real ass! (sorry Frollo love you!)

[beanbagproductions]

This film is the only film, apart from Edward Scissorhands, makes me really cry.

[ClassicMovieClub]

You know his speech at the tree to Esmeralda, its a much less creppy and less intense then the hellfire disney version. I love that hellfire bit but i also like this. Hes more human in this film though i like the disney one to. pheobus deseves such a slap!!!

[ClassicMovieClub]

spoke to soon lol

[theweirdgirloverther]

Esmarelda you are so effing STUPID!

Frollo's dying, he loves her so much!

Then minutes after he says THAT she's off with Phebus who ,in my opinion, is the REAL

I'd stab that bastard myself, if he took advantage of someone I loved.

[martythetickler]

Frollo does not love Esmeralda, he lusts after her, he believes her to be so unnaturally beautiful that she must be a witch. So he frames her for killing Phoebus, who in the book, leaves her for his wife anyway, and tells her that only with her love can he set her free, but, rightly so, she tells him to fuck off. So he hangs her.

[BeatriceGautier]

I totally agree. And yet, I wish Frollo and Esmeralda could understand each other in this version and live together ! He would certainly become a happier person and a more human judge.

[NorthStar8211]

@theweirdgirloverther Frollo does not exactly have Esmeralda's best interests at hearts and he doesn't stub Phoebus in order to protect Esmeralda from being taken advantage of. He stubs Phoebus so that he can be the one who will sleep with her instead. And he actually tried to blackmail her into agreeing thanks to the fact that she was in jail and facing execution because of something he did. Phoebus is a rascal but did not force her. So it's really Frollo who tried to take advantage of her.

[fuckiniyou]

thanks for putting such a great classic movie on u/ tube, i have enjoyed all ,great when he saves damsel in destress, many thanks pete.

[WickedOnTheInside]

Louis XI seems a little nutty. I like a nutty king. This movie is the best!!

[mlv30645]

Right On! Harry Davenport is a hoot!

[DaniMajor]

In the same time I do love Gringoire. Either here and in the book...he is just..brilhant not so much as Frollo, though

[MissFit0191]

ouch! ur hurting me!

i should have made u my cheif torturer!!!

lmao

[labuzei]

frollo resembles snape in the harry potter movies. a lot. O.o

[nojokesfact]

I was just thinking the same thing!

[DaniMajor]

Looool...I supose you´re right!

[DaniMajor]

that´s good right? I love Snape.

[MORBIDbEAUTY87]

Ahahaha! seriously...i coudln't put my finger on it, but you go it! :P this movie is great.

[ToruKun1]

*sob* Poor Frollo, soooo freakin' desperate!

"Aristotle, the Miracle Goat"? BULLSHIT! That's Esmeralda's clever goat Djali, and we know this!!!! XDDD (I marked out for Djali!)

[DaniMajor]

I feel the same for Frollo, but at least this Esmeralda is more kind for him than Esmeralda in the book!

[DaniMajor]

I WOULD GO WITH FROLLO! I would dance just for him...and others things that he eventually want...Anyway, love this scene!

[MissFit0191]

definatly!

[Syndel89]

Poor Frollo

[Create0220]

Does anybody loves his hair cut? It's like a helmet!

[Create0220]

I love his british accent, and how he opens so much his eyeees, so psycho

[naly202]

Sir Cedric Hardwicke is gorgeous as frollo. i love his eyes and his voice. he's almost as wonderful as the Disney's Frollo.

[sailormoonfandubber]

I would go with Frollo...man he's fine

[naly202]

agree with you sis! "like fire, Hellfire this fire in my skin..." sounds familiar? i also read frollo's lines in the book. wow! he's so frightening, gorgeous, desperate and saaaaaaaddddddd. and Esme there is stupid enough to constantly interrupt his wonderful declaration saying:"phoebus, phoebus, phoebus?" Sooo annoying!

[Create0220]

totally agree with you naly! Phoebus, phoebus... Shut up! The poor man is dying of love! OMFG i Esme is so stupid in the book, sooo stupid

[DaniMajor]

You find Frollo handsmome in the book?

[yourfaceandmum]

@naly202 you know he lets Esmerelda get tortured in the book, right?

[twiggyjiggy]

I no its sick but me2girl...

[MissFit0191]

psh back off! hes mine<3

lmao

[GemmaChan]

If I was esmeralda I would say yeah because I would be a sinful dancing slag. :)

[greenvalley87]

if i were esmeralda, i would've given him a good hi-yah, and a kick for the final touch!

[Chizpurfle52595]

Poor Frollo. He's so pathetic and inept and desperate. And selfish. He's like the little kid on the playground who won't let her have any other friends but him.

[DaniMajor]

If that is a metaphor then is machist one!