Dec 25, 2012 a beginners guide to les miserables, the 2012 film adaptation of claudemichel schonbergs musical starring hugh jackman, anne hathaway and russell crowe. Are any of the characters in les miserables based on real. Best characters in les miserables the musical thetoptens. Reflection on les miserables les miserables, which means the miserables ones in english, is a musical portrayal of the french revolution. Prisoner 24601, jean valjean, is released from prison and breaks parole to create a new life for himself while evading the grip of the persistent inspector javert. Manenti stars alongside damien bonnard, djebril zonga, issa percia, alhassan ly, steve tientcheu, almany kanoute and nizar ben fatma. A convict whose crime was to steal a loaf of bread.
With fredric march, charles laughton, cedric hardwicke, rochelle hudson. It is one of the numerous screen adaptations of the 1862 novel of the same name by victor hugo. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing les miserables 2012 near you. Les miserables of all the film versions, this is probably the oldest one youll find. Discussion of themes and characters in victor hugos les miserables. Character list monseigneur charles francoisbienvenu myriel saintly bishop whose compassionate treatment causes the reformation of the exconvict valjean. It stars liam neeson, geoffrey rush, uma thurman, and claire danes as in the original novel, the storyline follows the adult life of jean valjean, an exconvict paroled following 19 years of hard labor, for stealing bread pursued by police inspector javert.
See a complete list of the characters in les miserables and indepth analyses of jean valjean, cosette, javert, marius pontmercy, and fantine. Community theatre, ensemble cast, professional theatre, regional theatre. Les miserables this one is french, so its got that extra soupcon of authenticity. This sequence is a prologue, unconnected to the events that follow, at least in terms of plot, but crucial in establishing the concerns and themes of the film. I remember watching samantha barks auditioning to play. Read charles jeannes letter to his sister, a cinq heures nous serons tous morts. Les miserables is a 2019 french drama film directed by ladj ly in his fulllength feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by ly, giordano gederlini and alexis manenti, based on lys 2017 short film of the same name. In 1862, this french historical novel was published in the market. Les miserables characters movie edition quiz by rach150.
Posted jan 21, 2020 the world cup victory celebration united parisians in 2018. He is drunk and in a sadistic mood and chauvinistically feels it is his right to buy anything, even fantine. Jan 06, 2017 theyre all allegories and representations of the social classes after the french revolution. Eponine really shows the world that anyone even from the worst circumstances can be redeemed. He is a wealthy dissolute young man who thinks of himself as a gentleman. Les miserables is a novel by victor hugo that was first published in 1862. David bradley appears as marius politically outspoken, napoleonhating, but nonetheless loving grandfather gillenormand in les miserables, fleshing out a character. Dec 24, 2012 fans of les miserables wouldnt have minded if the movie were different, but better, or just as effective. Les miserables 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As early as 1829, hugo began to gather notes for a book that would tell the story of a saint, a man, a woman, and a child, but over the years it became enriched by a throng of new characters and multiple accretions from hugos. The victim of the cruel beast called unrequited love but eponine remains caring, loving and warmhearted. In 19thcentury france, jean valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless.
With hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried. Daniel huttlestone victor hugo hugh jackman 2012 movie movie tv sound of music les mis movie les miserables 2012 les miserables marius gavroche in les miserables. Along with most fantines that appear in staged version. With damien bonnard, alexis manenti, djebril zonga, issa perica. See more ideas about les miserables, musicals and les miserables characters.
Bishop myriel the bishop of digne full name charlesfrancoisbienvenu myriel, also called monseigneur bienvenu a kindly old priest promoted to bishop after a chance encounter with napoleon. Set against the backdrop of 19thcentury france and the aftermath of the french revolution, this timeless story of intertwined destinies reveals the power of compassion and the quiet evil of indifference to. Les miserables character descriptions bamatabois bamatabois is the customer who taunts fantine into violence. Les miserables is a 1982 french drama film directed by robert hossein. Gillenormand, gavroche, colonel georges pontmercy, enjolras, fauchelevent. Character analysis from les miserables by victor hugo. They released posters featuring jean valjean, javert, fantine, and cosette 12 october, with additional posters of thenardiers and marius released 1 november. Jan 08, 2020 les miserables 2012 full movie full episode hd stream stream les miserables 2012 full movie online free hd les miserables 2012 full movie live stream free.
Everything that happens to her over the course of the musical. He makes it his lifes work to track down jean valjean. Dominic west stars as fugitive jean valjean, with david oyelowo as his pursuer inspector javert and lily collins as the luckless single mother fantine. Les miserables study guide contains a biography of victor hugo, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Facts about les miserables talk about one of the greatest novels in 19th century. A listing of characters from victor hugos les miserables and their associated tropes. Jean valjean the exconvict who had been imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread. Enjolras and the friend of the abcs were based on charles jeanne and the june rebellion of 1832. The popular musical based off of it has been shown in countries all around the world, and is officially the worlds longest running musical. This wiki is all about the wonderful musical and book it is based on. Inspector javert must do either the right, and prove himself true, or do wrong and prove himself evil. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Sep 21, 2012 in a new extended promo for the upcoming adaptation of les miserables, the director tom hooper and his cast russell crowe, anne hathaway, hugh jackman, et al gush enthusiastically about the. The musical is an epic tale and portrayal of the spirit of the very poor, people who have suffered throughout their lives.
Javert is completely without mercy, but this harshness stems from his own past. A cop from the provinces moves to paris to join the anticrime brigade of montfermeil, discovering an underworld where the tensions between the different groups mark the rhythm. Les miserables has a docudrama cinema verite visual approach and plenty of authenticity in its details of beat cops, a minority community under surveillance and mistrust, and the corrupting. Collins stars as the tragic fantine, abandoned by her lover and left to raise her daughter cosette, alone in the world. What are the main characters role in les miserables by. Jean valjean, cosette, javert, fantine, marius pontmercy, m. The major action is in paris, but some episodes take place in neighboring towns. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Les miserables is a 2012 epic historical period musical film directed by tom hooper and scripted by william nicholson, alain boublil, who wrote the original french lyrics, claudemichel schonberg, who wrote the music, and herbert kretzmer, who wrote the english lyrics, based on the 1862 french novel of the same name by victor hugo, which also inspired a 1980 musical by boublil and schonberg. Les miserables is a 1998 film adaptation of victor hugos 1862 novel of the same name, directed by bille august. Les miserables is a gripping experience, tense and upsetting, showing how seemingly small events, perhaps manageable in the particulars, can balloon into something out of control, like a fire exploding into a conflagration. Theyre all allegories and representations of the social classes after the french revolution.
He represents the redemption from sins, the felons and the members of middleclass. The two main characters are presented in the opening seconds of a sweeping. In 19thcentury france, jean valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory workers daughter. Jan 16, 2016 enjolras and the friend of the abcs were based on charles jeanne and the june rebellion of 1832. Livesinging experiment hurts les miserables houston. Magliore housekeeper for the bishop and his sister jean valjean exconvict still pursued by the law, who strives for moral perfection and achieves a kind of. Les miserables 2012 film les miserables wiki fandom. The characters are french and the book is centered around their lives. In the englishspeaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original french title. The literal meaning of les miserables is the miserable ones.
There are four main characters acknowledge the adversities they have faced. As les miserables unfolds, these same kids, living in a housing project in montfermeil, are targeted by the police for what is, essentially, a prank, and events will come to an. France in the 1800s during the period of the restoration. He must be either good or evil, because there is no such thing as a gray area, and no such thing as compassion, only seeds of evil in his soul. In early 19th century france an exconvict who failed to report to parole is relentlessly pursued over a 20 year period by an obsessive policeman.
The title of the film is stated just before the closing credits. Movie i am proud of my naming abilities, and ill be examining books and. Note that the novel was published in 1862 and thus qualifies for spoilers off for an index of the actors and actresses who have played in adaptations of les miserables and have their own page on this wiki, see here. It was entered into the th moscow international film festival where it won a special prize.
But the guy who plays javert is also the guy who played norman bates in psycho, so thats pretty cool. This category consists of characters who appear in victor hugos novel les miserables. This wiki is all about the wonderful musical and book it is. Les miserables is a novel of great enough length that there are several different plot lines happening throughout the story following different characters. The screen version demanded some reconception, some vision to make sense of its existence. Fauchelevent valjean, as madeleine, saves his life. I dreamed a dream is a whole reference to this happening to her broken bird. Les miserables 1978 tv movie yup, its a madefortv movie. Detailed analysis of characters in victor hugos les miserables.