After seeing les miz at least three times on stage, i do not always expect the film to live up to by expectations, but this film was a wonderful surprise when i first saw it in the theater because i wanted the big screen. After the musicals 25th anniversary concert in 2010, producer cameron mackintosh finally announced that the film resumed development. See more ideas about les miserables, les miserables 2012 and les miserables movie. Les miserables held its world premiere at leicester square in london on 5 december 2012, and was released 25 december 2012 in the united states and 11 january 20 in the united kingdom. The production design and costumes of les mis are impeccable, and many familiar set pieces from the awardwinning stage play are brought to life in such vivid new dimensions that its hard not to. Singing in images so closeup you can count the peoples pores. 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. Principal photography of the film commenced in march 2012, and took place in various locations in winchester, london and portsmouth in england, as well as. In december 2012, the worlds longestrunning musical brings its power to the. About the film after 19 years as a prisoner, jean valjean hugh jackman is freed by javert russell crowe, the officer in charge of the prison workforce. Having seen the 2012 version on tv i immediately ordered the dvd and. Watch les miserables 2012 full movie online free on. Set in postrevolutionary france, the story reaches resolution against the background of the june rebellion. Les miserables did not originate as an opera, it was a french musical which was translated into english and presented on the west end in 1985.
Les miserables official movie trailer 2012 hd youtube. Problem is that with this and other strengths in the first hour, the rest of the film has a lot to live up to and, mostly, it doesnt really manage it. The film les miserable does the musical proud les miserables is one of the most popular theatrical musicals, with 60 million tickets sold in. 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. However, several alternatives have been used, including the miserables. Set against the backdrop of 19thcentury france, les miserables tells an. There were quite a few new releases to reach the upper echelon of the march 31st. Excellent film adaptation of gritty, heartbreaking musical. Click the link for more information on the show, to buy tickets and much much more.
There is no guillotine because that was a completely different french revolution. Les miserables 2012 film les miserables wiki fandom. Les miserables 2012 cast and crew cast photos and info. Les miserables stars anne hathaway and hugh jackman the. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing les miserables 2012 near you. Tom hooper made this film a gamechanger for the way a moviemusical is supposed to work. Les miserables 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Directed by tom hooper the kings speech, this is the musical that has already bagged a golden globe. Les miserables 2012 official international trailer hd youtube. 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. There have been countless adaptations, even to the screen. She provided the voice of a macaw in the animated rio 2011 and its sequel, rio 2.
This truly is tom hoopers youtube karaoke film of les miz. Academy awards, usa 20 oscar winner best performance by an actress in a supporting role anne hathaway. Release date december 14, 2012 les miserables is the motionpicture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around. While primarily based on the musical, the film also incorporates elements from the novel that were left out of the original production. Les miserables 2012 hugh jackman, oscarwinner russell crowe and anne hathaway star in the critically acclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon that is a timeless testament to the human spirit.
Les miserables cast lyrics 63 song lyrics sorted by album, including on my own, do you hear the people sing. Fans of the original production, no doubt, will eat the movie up, and good luck to them. The screen version demanded some reconception, some vision to make sense of its existence. But jean valjean does seek to do the right thing and to.
The official 2012 movie trailer for les miserables the movie starring hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried, eddie. Between 2012 and 1978, id give the leg up to the latter. I had the score musiclyrics memorized and tried to lip sync along, but at times, found myself, singing along. Do you see the people sing, singing of love and bread and wars. Film adaptation of the hit broadway musical finds the persecuted jean valjean hugh jackman constantly being hounded by the persistent javert russell crowe.
The films brief glimpse of heaven is like some limousine liberals fantasy. Les miserables 2012 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. Theres no real spoken dialogue the entire way through. 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. The original said victor hugos novel was set during the. Les miserables is two hours and forty minutes of song. 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. Instead, were left with a film that is conscientious in all its particulars and yet. Les miserables is a less miserable film experience than expected. Les miserables 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This is actor is what marius in the novel should look like. Cinetigre clearly has no idea what they are talking about.
Best performance in a feature film supporting young actress ten and under isabelle allen. She devours the song, the scene, the movie, and turns her. Les miserables 2012 film in my life scene by balaczczn66. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. All the actors in this film, to varying degrees, are competent singers. And if this bothers you, please skip les mis and enjoy watching something like twilight or jack reacher. Valjean promptly breaks parole but later uses money from stolen silver to reinvent himself as a mayor and factory owner.
Les miserable is leftist in that it depicts the poor rising up, but then the poor fail their own putative saviors, and allow them to be massacred, alone. Les miserables travels with prisoneronparole, 24601, jean valjean, as he runs from the ruthless inspector javert on a journey beyond the barricades, at the center of the june rebellion. Meanwhile, the life of a working class girl with a child is at turning. The first thing to know about this les miserables is that this creation of claudemichel schonberg, alain boublil and jeanmarc natel, is, with momentary exceptions, entirely sung, more like.