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Les Misérables

  • 20122012
  • PGPG
  • 2h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
328K
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DramaMusicalRomance
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision cha... Read allIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
328K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
964
109
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    • Director
      • Tom Hooper
    • Writers
      • William Nicholson(screenplay by)
      • Alain Boublil(screenplay by)
      • Claude-Michel Schönberg(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Hugh Jackman
      • Russell Crowe
      • Anne Hathaway
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tom Hooper
    • Writers
      • William Nicholson(screenplay by)
      • Alain Boublil(screenplay by)
      • Claude-Michel Schönberg(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Hugh Jackman
      • Russell Crowe
      • Anne Hathaway
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    • 1KUser reviews
    • 498Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 85 wins & 177 nominations total

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    Winner: Best Supporting Actress
    Trailer 1:32
    Winner: Best Supporting Actress
    U.S. Version #2
    Trailer 2:34
    U.S. Version #2
    Teaser
    Trailer 1:37
    Teaser
    What Roles Has Hugh Jackman Been Considered For?
    Clip 4:16
    What Roles Has Hugh Jackman Been Considered For?
    Live Singing
    Featurette 4:37
    Live Singing
    "Medley" TV Spot
    Promo 0:30
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    Samantha Barks in Les Misérables (2012)
    Anne Hathaway in Les Misérables (2012)
    Tom Hooper in Les Misérables (2012)
    Cavin Cornwall and Hugh Jackman in Les Misérables (2012)
    Hugh Jackman in Les Misérables (2012)
    Helena Bonham Carter in Les Misérables (2012)
    Hugh Jackman in Les Misérables (2012)
    Amanda Seyfried and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)
    Russell Crowe in Les Misérables (2012)
    Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)

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    Hugh Jackman
    Hugh Jackman
    • Jean Valjean
    Russell Crowe
    Russell Crowe
    • Javert
    Anne Hathaway
    Anne Hathaway
    • Fantine
    Amanda Seyfried
    Amanda Seyfried
    • Cosette
    Sacha Baron Cohen
    Sacha Baron Cohen
    • Thénardier
    Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham Carter
    • Madame Thénardier
    Eddie Redmayne
    Eddie Redmayne
    • Marius
    Aaron Tveit
    Aaron Tveit
    • Enjolras
    Samantha Barks
    Samantha Barks
    • Éponine
    Daniel Huttlestone
    Daniel Huttlestone
    • Gavroche
    Cavin Cornwall
    Cavin Cornwall
    • Convict 1
    Josef Altin
    Josef Altin
    • Convict 2
    Dave Hawley
    • Convict 3
    • (as David Hawley)
    Adam Jones
    • Convict 4
    John Barr
    • Convict 5
    Tony Rohr
    Tony Rohr
    • Overseer
    Richard Dixon
    Richard Dixon
    • Mairie Officer
    Andy Beckwith
    Andy Beckwith
    • Innkeeper
    • Director
      • Tom Hooper
    • Writers
      • William Nicholson(screenplay by)
      • Alain Boublil(screenplay by) (based on: the original stage musical "Les Misérables")
      • Claude-Michel Schönberg(screenplay by) (based on: the original stage musical "Les Misérables")
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    • Trivia
      Fantine's assault by a rejected customer is based on an actual incident from Victor Hugo's life that resulted in Fantine's creation: he was on his way to his editor's office when he encountered a young man harassing a prostitute. When she rejected his advances, he shoved a handful of snow down her dress and shoved her to the ground. When she defended herself with her fists, he immediately called the police to arrest his "assailant". Hugo was a minor celebrity at the time, and spoke up on the woman's behalf when the police arrived, and was able to have her set free. Hugo said he was horrified by the unfairness of the woman's situation, and began to imagine that she might have children depending on her, and thus Fantine appeared in his mind.
    • Goofs
      The calf seen wandering in the barricades scene is a whitefaced Hereford poll. That breed did not exist before the 1880, and did not reach France until the 20th century.
    • Quotes

      Jean Valjean: To love another person is to see the face of God.

    • Crazy credits
      The film opens without any opening credits. The title of the film is stated just before the closing credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.189 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
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      Written by Herbert Kretzmer, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Alain Boublil

      Performed by Daniel Huttlestone, Eddie Redmayne, Killian Donnelly, Fra Fee, Aaron Tveit & Chorus

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    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Solid overall, with some hard-hitting sequences
    Having never seen the stage version of Les Miserables and having read limited reviews of the film, I honestly didn't know what to expect from Tom Hooper's Les Miserables. After experiencing the film earlier today, I can say it was a tremendous experience.

    I felt the first thirty minutes or so were the strongest of the entire film, plunging us into the despair and conflicts of various characters with adroit narrative thrust so that not a moment feels wasted or redundant. Two of the three (in my opinion) gut-wrenching musical numbers come in this section- Anne Hathaway's "I Dreamed a Dream" (which, if I recall correctly, was filmed largely in a single take) and Hugh Jackman's "Who Am I?". I can only speculate but, compared to the stage version, being able to take in every facial nuance in the film version seems to make the moments of crescendo and soaring strings pack so much more of an emotional punch. Both Hathaway and Jackman also deliver top-notch performances, and it's hard to imagine anyone else fitting the role of Valjean as well as Jackman.

    Thematically, the film also shines in this section. Here we are introduced to the major theme of forgiveness for the first time, through Fantine we tap into maternal bonds as well as disillusionment, and Valjean's struggles explore the conflict between not only public and private selves but also reconciling our own personal interests with what is morally correct.

    It seemed curious to me that the bleakest moments of the film (at least for me) came at the beginning, which made it impossible for the film to regain that same sense of gravitas as the story progressed. While the remainder of the film was certainly entertaining, it felt both less emotionally involving and less taut than the beginning.

    Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen provided some much appreciated comic relief, but their antics seemed oddly out of place in this film at times, and often left me feeling as though I were watching Sweeney Todd again. Russell Crowe, while certainly no vocal powerhouse, did a fine job as Javert, although I found his final number to be oddly anti-climactic. The younger actors gave fine performances as well, with Samantha Barks demonstrating the most potential and Eddie Redmayne surprisingly delivering the final gut-wrenching number, "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables." The thematic exploration of the rise and fall of idealism makes this sequence especially poignant.

    Artistically, Les Miserables is a feast. The production design is top-notch, with meticulously crafted sets and props. Makeup and costumes are definitely noteworthy as well. Many of the shots of Paris have an artificially beautiful aesthetic to them, and every crane shot adds a sense of beauty and scope to the piece. Editorially, the film makes takes advantage of cuts to characters in different locations or concurrent events which would not have been possible in the stage version of Les Mis.

    One minor complaint from a filmmaking perspective was cinematographer Danny Cohen's method of framing characters. Conventional cinematography typically frames actors so that their faces are demarcating either the left or right third of the screen, with the camera positioned so that their subjects are turned towards the remaining two thirds of the screen. In Les Miserables (though thankfully not to the same extent as in The King's Speech), a few times the characters are positioned so that they are facing the other direction- the edge of the screen. Though I imagine the filmmakers were attempting to add visual flourish to the film, I found this technique oddly jarring, drawing me out of the film and making me conscious I was watching a movie.

    The film does regain some levity in its rousing finale, which ties the film together in plot, theme, and song. Despite the minor issues I had with the film, I found it to be a hard-hitting and rousing work of art. I could probably sum it up best by noting that this is the first movie I've been to where even old men were wiping their teary eyes by the time the credits rolled.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2012 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Les Miz
    • Filming locations
      • Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Working Title Films
      • Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $61,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $148,809,770
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $27,281,735
      • Dec 30, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $442,299,309
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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