Malkovich is a fabulous javert and depardieu a fabulous valjean. This version of les miserables is a triumph for everyone involved. Set against a backdrop of postnapoleonic france as unrest begins to grip the city of paris once more. The musical les miserables is based on the novel les miserables by french poet and novelist victor hugo. Les miserables tv miniseries 2000 depardieumalkovich. List of television programmes broadcast by the bbc wikipedia. This is the longest adaptation at over twenty two and a half hours. With gerard depardieu, christian clavier, john malkovich, virginie ledoyen. Bbc one 2000 present shared with itv sport 2016 present. Les miserables dvd 1935 victor hugo charles laughton fredric march region 4. Help acquiring the french version of the 2000 miniseries. Set against the turbulent background of the french revolution, the story centres on jean valjean gerard depardieu, a former petty thief and convict, who makes good after a bishop gives him a helping hand and becomes a businessman and leading civic figure. Premiering in paris in 1980, it has music by claudemichel. It was beautifully shot and was so good to see so much of the story in this adaption.
Les miserables may be best known as the big screen or broadway musical, but the new miniseries is worth a watch too. Musical richard dewitte original french concept album, gilles buhlmann original paris stage cast, michael ball original london cast, complete symphonic recording, 10th anniversary concert, david bryant original broadway cast, david malek original canadian cast, goro noguchi, motomu azaki original japanese cast. Les miserables original french version no subtitles. Click the link for more information on the show, to buy tickets and much much more. Twopart miniseries adapted from the french classic by victor hugo, starring gerard depardieu and john malkovich. Les miserables has been rated 12, and it was directed by josee dayan. In the englishspeaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original french title. With english, korean,japanese and polish subtitles part 116 i do not own the rights of this video. The scene is set during the french restoration at the beginning of the 19th century. Unlike the epistolary style of the novel, the 2 hour dramatisation uses marian as the main character.
Les miserables is a french television mini series, based on the novel with the same name, written by victor hugo. The scene is set during the french restoration at the beginning of the 19th. Along the way, the exconvict joins a revolution, adopts a daughter, and beats people up. The centre for 19th century french studies university of toronto language french volume 8.
Viewers tuning into the new les miserables series will see a very new, very modern take on the 150yearold french classic. Help acquiring the french version of the 2000 miniseries of les miserables. Les miserables to become a sixpart tv miniseries thanks to. Dominic west, david oyewolo, lily collins and olivia colman star in an epic adaption of les miserables, premiering sunday, april 14, 98c on masterpiece. Jan 15, 2019 the miniseries that aired on the french tv channel tf1 in 2000, starring gerard depardieu and john malkovich, was also very popular in france. The pursuit consumes both mens lives, and soon valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in france. Movie i am proud of my naming abilities, and ill be examining books and. Set against the background of the french revolution and based on victor hugos classic novel this is the story of jean valjean who is sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread and is released after nineteen years. After fantines death valjean brings cosette up but he is haunted by. Shojo cosette, a 52episode japanese animated tv series by nippon animation. I wanted to like it a lot more than i did, but theres still enough there that id like to see the longer, french version sometime characters. The 1998 version with lennie james, liam neeson, geoffrey rush, uma thurman, claire danes is also excellent.
This blog gives an illiterate account of victor hugos intent. Jul 21, 2016 les miserables to become a sixpart tv miniseries thanks to the bbc and the weinstein compnay. Jean valjean, a galley slave who was sent to prison for stealing food, is now released after serving nineteen years. Six hours in length, depardieu as valjean, malkovich as javert, rich in detail and emotionally engaging what more can one ask. The result is an unnatural, awkward delivery of the story while malkovich and gainsbourg are fine in english, many of the actors just dont have. The principal events of les miserables take place in 1832. Alas, this dvd is not the original french production aired on tf1 in france in 2000, but rather an edited, english language version. Download the translated ebook to read the rest in english for free. It is only after book ten of the fourth volume do we get to june 5th 1832. The story also suggests that love is the best response to tough times. Victor hugos classic 1862 french novel with an epic, emotional treatment. Les miserables tv series 20002000 the movie database. Weinstein tv, bbc teaming for les miserables miniseries. Set against the backdrop of 19thcentury france, les miserables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemptiona timeless testament to the.
Les miserables is a 2000 french television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by victor hugo. Sixpart les miserables miniseries coming to television. It was written in 1862 and is now in the public domain. Upc 741952738398 les miserables 2000 tv miniseries with gerard depardieu and john malkovich these dvds are from our personal collection. Eponines death les miserables 2000 miniseries duration. Pbs premieres a new version of victor hugos les miserables, starring. I have heard that the six hour french miniseries released in 2000 is the most thorough version. No scratches, no scuffs, just hours and hours of les mis. The legend comes to life jean valjean, a frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named javert. In this story of the trials of the peasant jean valjeana man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the. Thats right, all 264, or about, other chapters reference the french revolution or a time prior to 1932.
Maybe in a full series in the future it will contain everything. Television adaptation of victor hugos classic novel, which follows jean valjean as he evades capture by the unyielding inspector javert. Les miserables 2000 tv miniseries les miserables wiki. I guess its hard to stuff in all of it into 6 hours. An exconvict breaks parole and starts a new life as a righteous man, but is pursued by a police inspector. David oyelowo to star in bbc les miserables miniseries. His contention, one full of action, sadness, anger, forgiveness and love. For the past number of years, josee dayan has directed highprofile, allstar adaptations of a number of huge french literary classics for french tv miniseries the count of monte cristo 1998, balzac 1999, les miserables 2000. It maintains the setting, time period and covers the full arc of the story. Attached is a list of all actors who have played marius. Pbs 6episode les miserables miniseries focuses on the story.
This television mini series falls into the genres of both drama and history, and it has an approximate running time of one hour and forty minutes long. The 2000 version which is actually a tv mini series is excellent. Find great deals on ebay for les miserables dvd and les miserables 10th anniversary dvd. This is a list of television programmes broadcast by the bbc either currently broadcast or previously broadcast on the bbc in the united kingdom. Ive seen this version more times than id like to admit, and i have to say, that as an. Sep 04, 2000 les miserables is a french television mini series, based on the novel with the same name, written by victor hugo. Les miserables dvds movie and concert collection ebay. English leave a reply what stands out the most for me about the 2000 tv adaptation of les miserables are the unusual character choices and the strong presence of the thenardier family as a real menace.
Les miserables online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Les miserables french original concept version youtube. At first he only encounter mistrust and closed doors. The lowlights of the 2000 miniseries, all in one place. Pbs 6 episode les miserables miniseries focuses on the story instead of music.
Theres a six hour miniseries that was made for french tv in french obviously, and a shortened three hour version that was intended for. It has been cut down by nearly four hours, so it feels like watching it on fastforward. Help acquiring the french version of the 2000 miniseries of. Help acquiring the french version of the 2000 miniseries of les.
With dominic west, david oyelowo, adeel akhtar, david bradley. Les miserables npr coverage of les miserables by victor hugo. Les miserables tv mini series2000 french with eng subs. Les miserables is the world famous saga of victor hugo about the struggle of a courageous man against a society that condemns the poor. Import from the netherlands with english soundtrack. Les miserables 2000 french television adaptation one of my favourite versions, second only to the 1934 adaptation. Les miserables tv miniseries, 2019, starring dominic west, david oyelowo and lily collins.
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