Les Misérables' 10-Year Anniversary: 10 Things That Still Hold Up From The 2012 Movie
The film version of Les Misérables was released ten years ago, but it is still one of the best movie adaptations of a musical ever made.
- Director:
- Tom Hooper
- Release Date:
- December 25, 2012
- Cast:
- Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried
- Writers:
- Victor Hugo, William Nicholson
- Rating:
- PG-13
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Summary
Prisoner 24601, known as 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. Set post-revolutionary France, the story reaches resolution against the background of the June Rebellion. Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, 'Les Miserables' travels with prisoner-on-parole, 24601, Jean Valjeun, as he runs from the ruthless Inspector Javert on a journey beyond the barricades, at the center of the June Rebellion. Meanwhile, the life of a working class girl with a child is at turning point as she turns to prostitution to pay money to the evil innkeeper and his wife who look after her child, Cosette. Valjean promise to take care of the child, eventually leads to a love triangle between Cosette, Marius who is a student of the rebellion, and Eponine, a girl of the streets. The people sing of their anger and Enjolras leads the students to fight upon the barricades.
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