Les Miserables The Movie 2012

Yesterday brought daughter to watch the 2012 movie version of Les Miserables. Everyone should go watch it too!

some facts about Les Miserables....

1.It is a classic epic written by Victor Hugo.

2. It has been made into a long running Broadway musical.

3. The Musical even came to Singapore in 1994 with an American cast at Kallang Theatre by Sistic:

Part 1/3: "Behind the Barricade" - Les Miserables, Singapore 1994

OMG LES MISERABLES WAS IN SINGAPORE?

4. Movie adaptation in 1998. (but many scenes and characters were changed)

5. Now it has been made into a musical with Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway Russel Crowe and Amanda Seigfried.

HarperCollins Canada, Oct 2, 2012 - 1275 pages

One of the greatest epic novels in history, Les Misérables is the moving story of Jean Valjean’ s struggle for redemption and his lifelong pursuit by Javert, a police detective determined to return Valjean to chains. Always one step ahead of Javert, Valjean encounters the tragic Fantine, and ultimately rescues Fantine’ s daughter, Cosette, from her wretched life with the Thénadiers, treating the child as his own as she comes of age in pre-revolutionary Paris.
Published in 1862, Victor Hugo’ s Les Misérables is remarkable for its clarity and detailed descriptions of the 1832 rebellion. Enormously popular upon publication, Les Misérables has been adapted for the stage and film, including the forthcoming movie starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway (2012)

Isabelle   in the 2012 movie poster

The Broadway poster

and above: the 2012 poster featuring Isabelle Allen

The Broadway production opened 12 March 1987 and ran until 18 May 2003, closing after 6,680 performances. It is the fourth longest-running Broadway show in history and was the second-longest at the time. The show was nominated for 12 Tony Awards and won eight, including Best Musical and Best Original Score.

Les Misérables

Musical

Les Misérables, colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz, is a sung-through musical play based on the novel of the same name by French poet and playwright Victor Hugo. Wikipedia

Published: 1980 First performance: October 8, 1985 Composer: Claude-Michel Schönberg Adapted from: Les Misérables Characters: Jean Valjean, Javert, Fantine, Éponine Thénardier, Marius Pontmercy, Enjolras,  Gavroche, Monsieur Thénardier, Little Cosette, Madame Thénardier Playwrights: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg Les Misérables is a 2012 British musical drama film produced by Working Title Films  and distributed by Universal Pictures. Release date: December 5, 2012 (initial release) Director: Tom Hooper Running time: 157 minutes Screenplay: Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, William Nicholson Producers: Tim Bevan, Cameron Mackintosh, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward Cast Anne Hathaway Fantine Hugh Jackman Jean Valjean Russell Crowe Javert I also remember watching a movie in 1998, starring Liam Neelson as Jean Valjean, Uma Thurman as Fantine  and Claire Danes as Cossette. 1998 Movie with Liam Neelson Amanda Seyfried as Cossette Samantha Barks, Cameron Mackintosh and guest, Isabelle Allen,  Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried  Daniel Huttlestone, Sacha Baron Cohen and Russell Crowe arrives  at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actress Anne Hathaway  attends the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square  on December 5, 2012 in London, England . (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)  Anne Hathaway as Fantine  Samantha Barks as Eponine Related links: TRIVIA and Interesting Tit Bits Wikipedia 1994 musical in Singapore https://www.google.com.my/search?q=les+miserables&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGNI_en-GBMY452#hl=en&tbo=d&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7GGNI_en-GBMY452&q=les+miserables+2012&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAx8HixKXfq6-QYapYXxuSXWignDzns4TFuUMNvzxl2e8EwjKAAB8bZQkKwAAAA&sa=X&ei=nsTfUOHRCYnxrQeqs4GoCQ&ved=0CMYBEOkTMA8&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=7f2dc03763f4bd18&bpcl=40096503&biw=1366&bih=643 I found this 9 Gag review on Facebook and 2 funny comments: Malith Loki Melkor Liyanage · Works at Musician/Songwriter · What the fuck has happened to the society. So you now you complement Tolkien, Lucas which is understandable but not try to accept something good recreated back from the time. Guess ignorance has no limits. Mark McFadden · Top Commenter · St. Clair College Your English is so bad Malith, I literally don't understand a thing you just wrote.