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Les misérables

6.9

327

Ratings

Original title

Les misérables

Year

1995

Running time

167 min.

Country

France

France

Director

Screenwriter

Claude Lelouch. Novel: Victor Hugo

Cast

Music

Cinematography

Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty

Producer

Les Films 13, TF1

Genre

Drama | II World War

Movie Groups

Victor Hugo Adaptations

Synopsis

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.

Awards: 1995: Golden Globes Awards: Best Foreign Language

1995: Nominated BAFTA Awards: Best Film not in the English Language

1995: Cesar Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Annie Girardot)

1995: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

1995: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Five Foreing Films.

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Critics' reviews

"It's part of the magic Lelouch has worked that his story-of-all-stories theme matches the catch-all inclusiveness of his old-fashioned celluloid showmanship."

Trevor Johnston: Time Out
"Aspectacular-looking film with those great settings and costumes that are a hallmark of French period films."

Kevin Thomas: Los Angeles Times
"Though Lelouch has added many complications to Hugo's original, he still hasn't enough to fill three hours"

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"A work that gives meaning to the word 'epic.' Shot in generous widescreen and running for almost three hours, the movie is a universe with room to move around in"· (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"At the end it is [Lelouch's] underlying belief in simple decency -- and a smart dignified performance by Jean Paul Belmondo -- that redeems him It is only fitting."

Miami Herald
"Whether Hugo's, Lelouch's, or both, you will rarely find a more powerful, cathartic, and ultimately satisfying narrative to immerse yourself in. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"Lelouch overworks this narrative scheme terribly: By reiterating his point and leaving nothing to our imagination, his cross-referencing shtick turns dull and belabored."

Edward Guthmann: SFGATE

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Les misérables

1995

Claude Lelouch

6.9

(327)

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