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Les Misérables

1934

Raymond Bernard

Harry Baur, Charles Vanel, Marguerite Moreno, Paul Azaïs ...

7.9

161

Drama The lives of numerous people over the course of 20 years in 19th century France, weaved together by the story of an ex-convict named Jean Valjean on the run from an obsessive police inspector, who pursues him for only a minor offense.

	Author	Review
United States	Dave Kehr The New York Times	"This is very likely the best adaptation of Hugo’s novel (...) That’s partly because Mr. Bernard avoids any trace of the literary; this is a film that vigorously expresses itself through performance and visual style."	POS
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"The best screen version of Victor Hugo’s seminal thriller (...) The great Harry Baur brings a formidable presence to Valjean"	POS
United States	Frank S. Nugent The New York Times	"It is simplicity —simplicity of production, of mood, of performance and direction— which (...) lends it dignity, strength and a measure of great beauty."	POS
United States	Leonard Maltin IndieWire	"If, like me, you have never experienced this milestone in French filmmaking, I urge you to do so."	POS

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