Les Misérables
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. 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, with Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, and Daniel Huttlestone in supporting roles.
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| Music by | Claude-Michel Schönberg
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| Running time | 158 minutes
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| Language | English
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Marius: Do I follow where she goes?
Enjolras: ...At the barricades of freedom!
Marius: Shall I join my brothers there?
Enjolras: When our ranks begin to form...
Marius: Do I stay and do I dare?
Enjolras: ...Will you take your place with me?
- Jackie Marks has come full circle as 'Factory Woman'. She was in the original RSC production, creating the role of the factory girl, and was the first British Fantine taking over the role from Patti LuPone. She also recently played Madame Thenardier at the Queens Theatre in London.
- In the sewer scene, Thénardier says "Here's a pretty ring" before Jean Valjean wakes up and grabs him. This is a reference to the second verse in the corresponding song "Dog Eats Dog" from the musical, "Here's a tasty ring, pretty little thing..." Sadly, this gem was not included in the motion picture.
- Despite prominent billing, Anne Hathaway only has 15 minutes of screentime and her character dies 43 minutes into the film.
- Hugh Jackman claimed Jean Valjean's death scene was the most difficult to perform, since it was filmed on a freezing cold set at 1 in the morning, making it hard on his voice.
- Samantha Barks and Alistair Brammer reprise their roles from Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010).
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