Les miserables stars anne hathaway and hugh jackman the. Tom hooper made this film a gamechanger for the way a moviemusical is supposed to work. With hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried. However, several alternatives have been used, including the miserables. The book and some movie versions label her as a grisette, a category of early to mid 19th century young working women, feisty, independent and dismissive of convention. Tom hoopers les miserables movie 2012 and its movie. Do we fight for the right to a night at the opera now. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing les miserables 2012 near you. Jean valjean, known as prisoner 24601, is released from prison and breaks parole to create a new life for himself while evading the grip of the persistent inspector javert. Visually, les miserables is a splendid spectacle, with set and costume design unparalleled in any 2012 period piece, including its chief rival in those categories, lincoln.
Hoopers idea to have the actors sing live really brings a deeper emotion to the film not seen in other movie musicals. Les miserables 2012 movie photos and stills fandango. The musical is one of my favorites the book by victor hugo is haunting and disturbing but an excellent read for those who love depth. Having seen the 2012 version on tv i immediately ordered the dvd and. After the musicals 25th anniversary concert in 2010, producer cameron mackintosh finally announced that the film. In december 2012, the worlds longestrunning musical brings its power to the. Les miserables 2012 film in my life scene by balaczczn66.
Have you asked of yourselves whats the price you might pay. It stars liam neeson, geoffrey rush, uma thurman, and claire danes as in the original novel. Les miserables 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Les miserables ost 2012 rue plumetin my life by megan oneil. The film still is worth a look for this, but it is a shame that it peaks so early and only seems to slip away from there. Les miserables is two hours and forty minutes of song. Les miserables 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fans of the original production, no doubt, will eat the movie up, and good luck to them. The official 2012 movie trailer for les miserables the movie starring hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried, eddie. And if this bothers you, please skip les mis and enjoy watching something like twilight or jack reacher. The film didnt live up to expectations, but it is still worth picking up, especially if youve made the leap to 3d. Les miserables official movie trailer 2012 hd youtube. A dramatic scene where a girl sells herself into prostitution and does it with a man. Also, while id heard of it before and knew it was a musical, my first introduction to the story of les miserables was a film starring liam neeson and geoffrey rush which altered the original story and abandoned the musical aspect.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Best supporting actress anne hathaway, best sound mixing andy nelson. But the fantine of the stage musical and its 2012 movie. A friend watching with me just could not help but quote. Les miserables 2012 hugh jackman and anne hathaway in les miserables. It manages to feel overlong while also feeling rushed and needing more time. There are also a couple of awards season contenders coming out this week, but im waiting for the screeners for both of them. In december 2012, the worlds longestrunning musical brings its power to the big screen in tom hoopers sweeping and spectacular interpretation of victor hugos epic tale. Les miserables is a 2012 epic historical period musical film directed by tom hooper and scripted by william nicholson, alain boublil, who wrote the original. Les miserables is a 2012 epic historical period musical film directed by tom hooper and scripted by william nicholson, alain boublil, who wrote the original french lyrics, claudemichel schonberg, who wrote the music, and herbert kretzmer, who wrote the english lyrics, based on the 1862 french novel of the same name by victor hugo, which also. Les miserables 2012 film les miserables wiki fandom. When i watched the movie les miserables 2012, i was surprised to see them singing. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 2012 movies 2012.
In 19thcentury france, jean valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker fantines daughter, cosette. The attack on rue plumet les miserables subtitulado by les mis sub. How many academy awards did les miserables win answers. Les miserables 2012 red and black song by byungchun in. In 19thcentury france, jean valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory workers daughter. Les miserables 2012 cast and crew cast photos and info. Once victor hugos novel, then cameron mackintoshs stage musical, and now tom hoopers movie.
Jean valjean, known as prisoner 24601, is released from prison and breaks parole to create a new life for himself. The story is excellent and touching but i find it quite inappropriate to see them singing. This 1998 film made me a fan of liam neeson, which i believe established him as the heroic father. A musical adaptation of victor hugos classic novel about a recentlyreleased prisoner named jean valjean struggling to survive during the. If your christmas must include streets soaked in blood alongside bawdy, dishonest, but so amusing innkeepers, les miserables is certainly the holiday movie for you. Theres no real spoken dialogue the entire way through.