Movies worth Watching

Posted by : Flex Next Monday, February 11, 2013

Les Misérables (2013)

Golden Globe winner Golden Globe winner

BAFTA nominated BAFTA nominated

Oscar nominated Oscar nominated

"Get the tissues at the ready, we all clapped at the end of the film, I don't do that very often, the last time was War Horse" -anonymous

Anne Hathaway as Fantine | Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean | Russell Crowe as lawman Javert | Eddie Redmayne as Marius

what else a classical/musical movie lover could expect to start the year. The movie takes you into a background of a revolution heating in the 19th century France. Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) convicted for stealing a bread is on the running away from law. In hot pursuit is lawman Javert (Russell Crowe), while Jean's co factory worker Fantine (Anne Hathaway) is slowly losing her life in prostitution leaving her daughter to him. As the world goes up in flames, main characters go searching their own destinies, letting us to dive into the mind sets of them.

Les Misérables is a spectacular classic musical picture with names like Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter and Amanda Seyfried completing that stellar cast.
The film adaptation of the international stage box-office sensation
features an all-star cast, With Oscar winner Russell Crowe and
X-men hero Hugh Jackman lead the screen no one can take a rest till the end of the movie.

" It’s also the best possible adaptation of the phenomenally successful stage show on which it’s based, thus thrilling fans and solidifying the skepticism of the unconverted "- blogger

" Such emotion, strength, soul and humor at times comes from the fantastic cast that goes with everything else that is great about the production to make this one of the films of the year " -annonym

Director:

Tom Hooper

Writers:

William Nicholson (screenplay)

Alain Boublil (screenplay)

Claude-Michel Schönberg		(screenplay)
Herbert Kretzmer		(screenplay)
Alain Boublil		(stage musical "Les Misérables")
Claude-Michel Schönberg		(stage musical "Les Misérables")