"Les misérables" (2000) TV mini-series

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.6/10   

Director:

Josée Dayan

Escritores:

Didier Decoin (written by)
Victor Hugo (novel)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

7 enero 2001 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Historia

Plot:

The scene is set during the French Restoration at the beginning of the 19th century. Jean Valjean, a...

Plot Keywords:

Bishop | Police | 19th Century | Mayor | Paris

Comentarios de los usuarios:

An enjoyable, honest and serious series

Reparto

Gérard Depardieu	...	Jean Valjean
Christian Clavier	...	Thénardier
John Malkovich	...	Javert
Virginie Ledoyen	...	Cosette
Enrico Lo Verso	...	Marius
Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	Fantine
Asia Argento	...	Éponine Thénardier
Veronica Ferres	...	Madame Thénardier
Jeanne Moreau	...	Mère Innocente
Giovanna Mezzogiorno	...	Soeur Simplice
Vadim Glowna	...	Fauchelevent
Steffen Wink	...	Enjolras
Léopoldine Serre	...	Cosette enfant
Jérôme Hardelay	...	Gavroche
Michel Duchaussoy	...	Gillenormand

También conocida como:

"I miserabili" (Italy)
"Les misérables - Gefangene des Schicksals" (Alemania)
"Los miserables" (Spain)
"Los miserables" (Venezuela) [es]

Duración:

90 min (4 episodes)

País:

France | Italy | Spain | Alemania | USA

Idioma:

Francés | Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.66 : 1

Sonido:

Stereo

Clasificación:

Germany:12 | Australia:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Ledec nad Sázavou, Czech Republic

Compañía:

DD Productions

Trivialidades:

The musical version of 'Les Misérables' opened at the Broadway Theater on March 12, 1987 and ran for 6680 performances, making it the third longest running show on Broadway.

Conexiones de Película:

Version of "Os Miseráveis" (1967)

An enjoyable, honest and serious series

I'm not a big fan of costume drama's and the actor Gérard Depardieu. Normally that should have been enough reasons for me not to watch this series. On the other hand, the novel is a classic in literature and this time it isn't the tale of some rich princesses who have broken a finger nail and want to commit suicide because of that. This is about ordinary people and their efforts to survive and to make the best out of their miserable situations. Anyway, I decided to give this series a chance and I'm glad that I did, because it was a lot better than I ever expected.

It tells the story of Jean Valjean, a galley slave who was sent to prison for stealing food and who is now released after serving nineteen years in a labor camp. At first he's avoided by everybody, because he once was in jail, but than he meets Bishop Bienvenu, who gives him shelter for the night and something to eat without asking something in return. The bishop's compassion and humanity restore Jean Valjean's faith in the goodness of people and helps him to go back to an orderly life. He changes his name to Monsieur Madeleine and soon becomes a wealthy industrialist who's a popular citizen. He even becomes the mayor of the small provincial town where he lives. In the meantime he has also met one of his workers, Fantine, who was fired from his factory because she had a child. He saves Fantine's daughter out of the hands of a mean family and raises her like his own daughter. But not everybody believes he is such a good, loving and caring man. Javert is a police officer who has made of hunting Valjean like a wild animal his main occupation. He's convinced that every man who once was a criminal, will always be a criminal and he'll do anything to get him behind bars again...

This series should not only be seen by the people who once read the book or saw the musical. I haven't read the book and I didn't see the musical either, but I certainly could enjoy this series. I guess everybody who has at least a bit of interest the hardness of 19th-century life for the ordinary people will enjoy this. Another reason why you could enjoy it is because of the good and convincing acting by all the characters. As I already said before in this review, I'm not a fan of Depardieu, but it has to be said: He was very convincing in his role as Jean Valjean.

All in all this is an enjoyable, honest and serious series that is worth watching when you are interested in the story. Personally I liked what I saw and that's why I give this series a 7.5/10.