Les Misérables (1934 film)
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| Directed by | Raymond Bernard |
| Produced by | Unknown, possibly Raymond Bernard |
| Written by | Raymond Bernard |
| Starring | Harry Baur Charles Vanel |
| Music by | Arthur Honegger |
| Release date(s) | 3 February 1934 |
| Running time | 305 min. |
| Country |  France |
| Language | French |
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Les Misérables is a 1934 film based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. written and directed by Raymond Bernard and starred Harry Baur as Jean Valjean and Charles Vanel as Javert. The score was written by Arthur Honegger. It is an epic film which runs over five hours. It is considered by many to be one of the most underrated films of all time. The film is also considered by the few fans of the novel who have seen the film (the film is rarely seen in its full version outside of france) often consider it to be the greatest ever adaption of the novel
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[edit] Plot Summary
Jean Valjean is an ex-convict struggling to redeem himself, but his attempts are continually ruined by the intrusion of Javert into his life. Javert is a cruel, ruthless police inspector who has dedicated his life to pursuing Valjean, whose only crime was stealing a loaf of bread, and later, breaking parole. The film, like the novel, features numerous other characters and plots, such as Fantine, a woman forced into prostitution too help pay two cruel innkeepers, the Thenardier husband and wife, who are looking after her daughter, Cosette, the story of the revolutionaries, including Marius a young man whom falls in love later on in the film with the now-adult Cosette.
[edit] Critical reaction
The film has been referred to as "the most complete and well rounded adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel".
[edit] Differences from the novel
The film is, for the most part, extremley faithful to the original novel, however, there are some differences:
Jean Valjean has served only fifteen years, in the book he served nineteen.
Javert is presented as considerably less sympathetic then in the book, largely portraying him as the pinnacle of the cruelty in 19th century France.
[edit] DVD Release
On December 14, 2006 it was posted on Criterion's blog that the film is intended to be one of the first titles released under its burgeoning Eclipse label, where it was mentioned that the film would probably be released alongside Wooden Crosses. No release date is yet known.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ On Five, Criterion Blog (HTML). Criterionco.com. The Criterion Collection. Retrieved on March 28, 2007.
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