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2 days ago · Set in early 19th-century France, Les Misérables is the story of Jean Valjean, a French peasant, and his desire for redemption, released from jail in 1815 after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister's starving child.
4 days ago · Hugh Michael Jackman AC (born 12 October 1968) [1] is an Australian actor. Beginning in theatre and television, Jackman landed his breakthrough role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series (2000–2017, 2024), a role that earned him the Guinness World Record for "longest career as a live-action Marvel character", until 2022. [2] Prominent on both ...
4 hours ago · Les Misérables (2012) is a standout documentary focusing on the adaptation of Victor Hugo's iconic 1862 novel. This documentary traces the journey of Les Misérables from its origins in literature to its celebrated stage musical and eventual film adaptation.
Jun 15, 2024 · Les Misérables (2012) Universal Pictures. 2. 44 VOTES. The Horrors Of Poor Women Forced Into Prostitution Were Based On The Stark Reality Of 19th-Century France. Victor Hugo was known not just as a patron of prostitution, but as a man who had great empathy for sex workers and fought for their rights.
Jun 17, 2024 · She later appeared in a 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables as the forlorn Fantine—the same role she had seen her mother play onstage when she was a child—and captured an Academy Award for best supporting actress.
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6 days ago · So this week’s film – 279 minutes running time to be precise – is the 1934 adaptation of Victor Hugo’s epic, sprawling novel of 1862, Les Misérables. The novel itself is a dense, encyclopaedic work with Hugo frequently being diverted onto political or sociological tangents, so in a way it is perhaps a work not best suited to adaptation.
4 days ago · What are the best Les Mis songs? What are your favorite Les Misérables songs to sing along to? Featuring classics like "Do You Hear the People Sing?" and "I Dreamed a Dream," and the original song "Suddenly" from the 2012 film adaption, this list has all Les Miserables songs.
