![]() He is startled when Javert, formerly a Toulon prison guard, arrives as his new chief of police. Moved, Valjean breaks his parole and assumes a new identity, intending to redeem others.Įight years later, Valjean is a respected factory owner and mayor of Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais. Valjean attempts to steal his silverware, is captured, but the bishop, in radical grace, claims he gave him the silver and tells him to use it to begin an honest life. ![]() His paroled status prevents him from finding work or accommodation, but he is sheltered by the kindly Bishop of Digne. In 1815, French prisoner Jean Valjean is released from the Bagne of Toulon after a nineteen-year sentence for stealing bread. Since its release, it has been considered by many to be one of the most famous adaptations of the novel and one of the best musical films of the 2010s and the 21st century. The film was nominated for eight categories at the 85th Academy Awards, winning three, and received numerous other accolades. It grossed over $442 million worldwide against a production budget of $61 million. However, Crowe's performance as Javert and singing were met with criticism. ![]() The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising the direction, production values, musical numbers, and the ensemble cast, with Jackman, Hathaway, Redmayne, Seyfried, Aaron Tveit, and Samantha Barks being the most often singled out for praise. Les Misérables premiered at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on 5 December 2012, and was released on 25 December in the United States and on 11 January 2013 in the United Kingdom, by Universal Pictures. Filming took place on locations in Greenwich, London, Chatham, Winchester, Bath, and Portsmouth, England in Gourdon, France and on soundstages in Pinewood Studios. Principal photography began in March 2012 and ended in June. ![]() The main characters were cast later that year. In June 2011, production of the film officially began, with Hooper hired as director. In 2011, producer Cameron Mackintosh sold the film rights to Eric Fellner, who financed the film with Tim Bevan through their production company Working Title Films. The story reaches resolution against the background of the June Rebellion of 1832.įollowing the release of the stage musical, a film adaptation was mired in development hell for over ten years, as the rights were passed on to several major studios, and various directors and actors considered. Set in France during the early nineteenth century, the film tells the story of Jean Valjean who, while being hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sacha Baron Cohen. Les Misérables is a 2012 epic period musical film directed by Tom Hooper from a screenplay by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, based on the stage musical of the same name by Schönberg, Boublil, and Jean-Marc Natel, which in turn is based on the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.
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