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. They released posters featuring jean valjean, javert, fantine, and cosette 12 october, with additional posters of thenardiers and marius released 1 november. Jean valjean, cosette, javert, fantine, marius pontmercy, m. Development of the film began in the late 1980s and remained stuck in development hell until very recently. The bbc adaptation of victor hugos les miserables has a stellar cast list. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Bbc les miserables cast list versus tom hoopers 2012 film metro. Les miserables is the 2012 adaption of the stage musical by victor hugos classical novel. It continues the story of cosette and marius, but is more a. Les miserables 2012 favorite theater button overview. Les miserables 2012 official movie trailer if youre not pumped to watch the 2012 movie yet, this trailer should get you there. Dec 25, 2012 with les miserables 2012, oscarwinning director tom hooper attempts to breathe new life and perspective into victor hugos classic 1862 novel about the tumultuous era of nineteenth century france a story which has been adapted so many times on both stage and screen it is hard to keep count. Tom hooper made this film a gamechanger for the way a moviemusical is supposed to work.
But the guy who plays javert is also the guy who played norman bates in psycho, so thats pretty cool. Les miserables 2012 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Les miserables 2012 sacha baron cohen as thenardier imdb. For example jackman ever so slightly altered his voice with his characters aging. I was not at first happy about the casting as eponine is my favorite character. However, several alternatives have been used, including the miserables. In this sense, she embodies hugos view that french society demands the most from those to whom it gives the least. After all, the characters of jean valjean, inspector javert, cosette and. I dreamed a dream is a whole reference to this happening to her broken bird. Les miserables 2012 after 19 years as a prisoner, jean valjean hugh jackman is freed by javert russell crowe, the officer in charge of the prison workforce. Depending on the camera angle, the size of the wound and its appearance alters sometimes it is quite small and flat, other. Les miserables 2012 sacha baron cohen as thenardier. This version currently the most recent is perhaps the greatest cinematic adaptation. Les miserables 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing les miserables 2012 near you. A convict whose crime was to steal a loaf of bread. The 2012 film of the musical, starring hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway and amanda seyfried. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Characters fantine although all of fantines misfortunes are caused by the callousness or greed of others, society always holds her accountable for her behavior. The movie does depict jean valjeans experience in prison correctly, as. Set against the backdrop of 19thcentury france, les miserables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemptiona timeless testament to the.
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. As youre analysing this for english class, id suggest going over your notes and thinking about the discussion the teacher has been leading your c. The sequel to les miserables was published in 1995. Play sporcles virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Les miserables 2012 film les miserables wiki fandom. This category consists of characters who appear in victor hugos novel les miserables.
Theres no real spoken dialogue the entire way through. Les mis follows convictturnedrespectable businessman jean valjean jackman as he spends 20 years escaping from ruthless policeman javert crowe and reinventing himself in 18th century france. The musical takes the female characters from a 150yearold novel about a french rebellion and makes them bit players even though. Cast list and information on the upcoming 2012 moive adaptation of les. An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on victor hugos classic novel set in 19thcentury france, in which a paroled prisoner named jean valjean seeks redemption. Director tom hooper and screenwriter william nicholson were. In 19thcentury france, jean valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a. Les miserables movie cast list 2012 cheap theatre tickets. The characters are listed in order by their first substantial appearance in the book. Once victor hugos novel, then cameron mackintoshs stage musical, and now tom hoopers movie, the beloved tale of lives in the gutters of 19th century france hits the big screen in musical form looking, well, almost identical to the stage version. Les miserables should have feminists like me up in arms. Hathaway is known for portraying bland characters on screen ranging from jane.
Occasionally, like its characters, ragged around the edges, this nevertheless rings with all the emotion and power of the source and provides a new. In the scene early in the film, where valjean is singing in the church after the police brought him back to the minister for stealing the silver, he has a wound on the right hand side of his head from being hit by the policemans sticktruncheon. In the first long act of les miserables, anne hathaway opens her mouth, and the agony, passion and violence that have decorously idled in the background of this allsinging. Miserables 2012 historical period musical film 3 letters. The movie is distributed by universal pictures imdb official page. The official 2012 movie trailer for les miserables the movie starring hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried, eddie redmayne, aaron tveit, samantha barks, with helena bonham. Behind the scenes of thrs les miserables cover shoot.
The literal meaning of les miserables is the miserable ones. Les miserables travels with prisoneronparole, 24601, jean valjean, as he runs from the ruthless inspector javert on a journey beyond the barricades, at the center of the june rebellion. Jun 01, 2012 the official 2012 movie trailer for les miserables the movie starring hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried, eddie redmayne, aaron tveit, samantha barks, with helena bonham. Dec 06, 2012 the passions of all the characters are simple and deep, which accounts for much of the works enduring popularity in all cultures. Ive never been a fan of les miserables, the broadway musical, and the movie version reminded me of all the reasons. Tom hooper made this film a gamechanger for the way a movie musical is supposed to work.
From the page to the stage to the screen, its been quite the journey for les miserables. The epic sixpart television adaptation of victor hugos literary classic les miserables on masterpiece on pbs has an ubertalented, star. Amanda seyfried as cosette, the illegitimate daughter of fantine who has grown into a beautiful teenager under valjeans care and falls in love with marius. Based on the novel by victor hugo, les miserables travels with prisoneronparole, 24601, jean valjean, as he runs from the ruthless inspector javert on a journey beyond the barricades, at the center of the june rebellion. And if this bothers you, please skip les mis and enjoy watching something like twilight or jack reacher. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Les mis is the fourthlongest running broadway musical ever and has. Best characters in les miserables 2012 the best thing about stories like les miserables is that there are many wonderful, and some notsomuch wonderful, adaptations to watch. After the musicals 25th anniversary concert in 2010, producer cameron mackintosh finally announced that the film resumed development.
Jackman in les miserables 2012 tom hooper and hugh jackman at an event for les. Les miserables stars anne hathaway and hugh jackman the. 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. Les miserables 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Les mis movie movie tv victor hugo les miserables 2012 les miserables marius eddie redmayne les miserables les miserables quotes les miserables costumes marius pontmercy anya, 26, russian. This is a list characters in les miserables, a historical novel by victor hugo which was first published in 1862. Along with most fantines that appear in staged version. Les miserables, avaiable on this link, is a great musical drama by tom hooper based on a french novel of the same name written by victor hugo.
Les miserables official movie trailer 2012 hd youtube. Search for crossword clues found in the ny times, daily celebrity, daily mirror, telegraph and major publications. The characters are french and the book is centered around their lives. Miserables 2012 historical period musical film crossword clue. Meanwhile, the life of a working class girl with a child is at turning point as she turns to prostitution to pay. Everything that happens to her over the course of the musical.
He adopts the daughter allenseyfried of a dead prostitute hathaway and ends up in paris on the barricades of an attempted revolution. If your christmas must include streets soaked in blood alongside bawdy, dishonest, but so amusing innkeepers, les miserables is certainly the holiday movie for you. Name the actors who played these les miserables characters. Jan 04, 2012 occasionally, like its characters, ragged around the edges, this nevertheless rings with all the emotion and power of the source and provides a new model for the movie musical. The passions of all the characters are simple and deep, which accounts for much of the works enduring popularity in all cultures. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in les miserables 2012.
A 2018 tv miniseries by andrew davies, starring dominic west, david oyelowo and lily collins. Les miserables 2012 film in my life scene by balaczczn66. Les miserables 2012 cast and crew cast photos and info. Amanda seyfried is seen as one of the most likable and fleshedout musical cosettes ever, to the point where there was a sharp drop in fandom cosette hate after the film and the canonical mariuscosette finally managed to overtake the longtime fan. See more ideas about les miserables, les miserables movie, miserable. 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.
Les miserables 2012 full movie cast les miserables 2012 full movie les miserables 2012 full movie release date. Set against the backdrop of 19thcentury france, les miserables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemptiona timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jan 08, 2020 les miserables 2012 full movie with les miserables 2012 full movie full stream les miserables 2012 full movie high quality stream les miserables 2012 full movie hd online stream les. Deep thoughts of les miserables heres the place to be for everybodys favorite kind of thoughts general thoughts. But the tigers come at night with their voices soft as thunder. Les miserables is two hours and forty minutes of song.