Les Misérables
(1995)
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Les Misérables
(1995)
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| Jean-Paul Belmondo | ... |
Henri Fortin /
Jean Valjean
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Michel Boujenah | ... |
André Ziman
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Alessandra Martines | ... |
Elise Ziman
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Salomé Lelouch | ... |
La fille Ziman
(as Salome)
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| Annie Girardot | ... | ||
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Philippe Léotard | ... | |
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Clémentine Célarié | ... |
Catherine /
Fantine
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Philippe Khorsand | ... |
Le policier /
Javert
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| Ticky Holgado | ... |
Le gentil voyou /
Kind Hoodlum
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Rufus | ... |
Thénardier 1830 /
1990
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Nicole Croisille | ... |
Thénardière 1830 /
1990
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William Leymergie | ... |
Toureiffel
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| Jean Marais | ... | ||
| Micheline Presle | ... |
La mère supérieure /
Mother Superior
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Darry Cowl | ... |
Le bouquiniste /
Bookseller
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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. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
This is a truly beautiful film, remarkable for it's simple elegance in unraveling the story of it's principal characters which belies the many complex layers that lie underneath, as Hugo's original characters make their increasing presence felt as the story progresses. It would be highly advantageous to have a good grasp of the characters and plot/line of Hugo's "Les Miserables" in advance of watching the film in order to fully appreciate the universality and agelessness of the human situations which are re-encountered in this particular World War II setting. Both Hugo's novel and the film fully empathize with our universal human experience, and what are still the central concerns of our lives: pleasure & pain, the love and hate present in our relationships, and at the most fundamental level, simple survival. It can leave the viewer personally identifying one moment with Jean-Valjean, and yet in the next with Fantine or Cosette, and inevitably (disturbingly), with Javert. This is an exquisite exploration and contrast of our human capacities both to bring about almost unlimited destruction, and to build life and inextinguishable hope. Very special.