The anarchist film archive presents les miserables 1 1995 claude lelouch, watch online now. The complete soundtrack for the 10th anniversary performance of les miserables. Les miserables is a 1935 american drama film starring fredric march and charles laughton based upon the 1862 victor hugo novel of the same name. Though my favorite is the revamped 25th anniversary production shot in 2010 at the o2 arena, i have cherished this 10th anniversary concert perfomance since i first laid eyes and ears on it when it aired on pbs in february of 1996. Les miserables the dream cast in concert 2h 28min music tv special 3 may 1995 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.
Originally recorded on 8 october, 1995 at the royal albert hall in london, en. Jeanpaul belmondo, clementine celarie, michel boujenah, philippe leotard, alessandra martines. Originally recorded on 8 october, 1995 at the royal albert hall in london, england, united kingdom. Les miserables is a 1995 film written, produced and directed by claude lelouch. Or it might be even better, as feature films are often subject to extramusical casting considerations and this 1995 dream cast is superb.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Set in france during the first half of the 20th century, the film concerns a poor. In prison hes constantly bothered by the hardnosed lawman javert. Les miserables 10th anniversary concert i do not own this. 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 inspired a 1980 musical by boublil and schonberg. Musical maurice barrier original french concept album, original paris stage cast, colm wilkinson original london cast, original broadway cast, 1995. Jeanpaul belmondo in les miserables 1995 jeanpaul belmondo and jean.
Les miserables 1995 directed by claude lelouch genres epic subgenres melodrama, period film, romantic epic, war drama release date mar 22, 1995 usa unknown run time 174 min. Les miserables 1998 after serving a lengthy prison sentence, jean valjean liam neeson turns his life around after an act of kindness opens his eyes, becoming a beloved mayor of a french town. This was the last film for twentieth century pictures before it merged with fox film corporation to form 20th century fox. Henri fortin is a roughhewn but goodhearted man whose trials and tribulations echo the story of hugos hero, jean valjean. Movie, les miserables movie,les miserables trailer,les miserables 1995, claude lelouch,jeanpaul belmondo, clementine celarie, michel. Valjeans soliloquy, at the end of the day, i dreamed a dream, lovely ladies, fantines arrest, the runaway cart, who am i. Beautiful 1995 adaption of les miserables the book, not the play set in nazi occupied france during wwii. Set in france during the first half of the 20th century, the film concerns a poor and illiterate man named henri fortin jeanpaul belmondo who is introduced to victor hugo s classic 1862 novel les miserables and begins to see parallels to his own life. The movie is not an adaptation of the longrunning stage musical that has its own film version announced more or less annually, so far without result.
Claude lelouchs les miserables takes some surprising liberties with the. With colm wilkinson, philip quast, ruthie henshall, jenny galloway. Prologue work song, valjean arrested valjean forgiven, what have i done. This is the classic 10th anniversary concert performance of les miserables, shot live at the royal albert hall in 1995. Directed by gavin taylor produced by cameron mackintosh written by. Before the end of movie every main character would see his character in. Les miserables 10th anniversiry concert full youtube. Valjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of the french revolution, avoiding a lawobsessed policeman hellbent on capturing him. Les miserables the dream cast in concert 1995 imdb.
Below is a list of actors who portrayed jean valjean, both in the musical and movies. Claude lelouchs 1995 film is more an adaptation of hugos tale, rather than a filmed version of it. He explores the universal themes of the book and the pertinence of hugos message to our history, here applying them to the french experience of. Valjean is paroled, but runs away and becomes the mayor of a small town. With liam neeson, geoffrey rush, uma thurman, christopher adamson. Rumor was that it withheld from oscar competition by the french because it portrayed collaboration with the enemy. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1995 movies 1995. Shop les miserables special edition 2 discs dvd 1995 at best buy. Recorded live at londons royal albert hall in 1995, this tenth anniversary performance of claudemichel schonberg and alain boublils landmark musical features a onenightonly. Utilizing an allstar french cast, lavish production values, and a lush. The story of the fall and redemption of jean valjean, arrested for stealing some bread for his starving family.
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