Les misérables

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A variation on Victor Hugo's classic novel by means of the story of a man whose life is affected by and somewhat duplicated by the Hugo story of the beleaguered Jean Valjean.A variation on Victor Hugo's classic novel by means of the story of a man whose life is affected by and somewhat duplicated by the Hugo story of the beleaguered Jean Valjean.A variation on Victor Hugo's classic novel by means of the story of a man whose life is affected by and somewhat duplicated by the Hugo story of the beleaguered Jean Valjean.

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7.4/10

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 6 wins & 3 nominations total

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Trivia
Writer/Director Claude Lelouch first heard of Victor Hugo's classic novel in 1943 when, travelling by train with his mother to flee German Occupied France to Vichy France, she bribed a ticket inspector who noticed her papers were fake with her watch and her engagement ring. She called him a "Thénardier" after he left the compartment, and Claude having not heard of the character before, she proceeded to recount the novel's story to him during that night.

Goofs
In the scene when Elise Ziman, André Ziman and the other escaping Jews are led to what they believe is the border of Switzerland and the Germans are waiting along the tree line for them. A close up of a German solder wearing a Wehrmacht (army) uniform is shown behind a machine gun. In reality the solders waiting for them would have been Waffen SS. During the war Wehrmacht Units did not have anything to do with rounding up and evacuation of the Jews. This was the job of the SS, SD, Polizei and Gestapo.

Quotes
Henri Fortin: I've got things to say that people would like to hear.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Scarlet Letter/The Celluloid Closet/Jade/Blue in the Face/Les Miserables (1995)

Soundtracks
Les Misérables
Music by Francis Lai
Lyrics by Didier Barbelivien
Performed by Patricia Kaas

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Featured review

Just fantastic

Even if you haven't read the novel, or are familiar with it, this film is excellent in every way. Don't go into it wanting to see references to the original novel, because they are few and far between, and will only detract from your enjoyment of it. After watching it on TV, I was compelled to buy it. Les Miserables is a piece of cinema of epic proportions and quality, and I would recommend it to anyone. (It won the Golden Globe for best foreign film when it was released.)