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Les Misérables
Les Misérables is a 1995 French war film written, produced and directed by Claude Lelouch. Set in France during the first half of the 20th century, the film concerns a poor and illiterate man named Henri Fortin (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic 1862 novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels to his own life. The film won the 1995 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Plot
As the film opens, Henri's father, a chauffeur also named Henri, is falsely accused of having murdered his boss. During his trial and imprisonment, Henri's mother finds a job in a tavern on a Normandy beach. There Henri sees a film adaptation of Les Misérables. His father dies attempting to escape from prison, and upon hearing the news Henri's mother commits suicide. Henri grows up an orphan and learns boxing.
Awards
Cast
- Alessandra Martines
- Anne-Marie Pisani
- Annie Girardot
- Antoine Duléry
- Arlette Thomas
- Clémentine Célarié
- Cyrielle Clair
- Daniel Toscan du Plantier
- Darry Cowl
- Didier Barbelivien
- Gilles Détroit
- Henri-Jacques Huet
- Isabelle Sadoyan
- Jacques Boudet
- Jacques Gamblin
- Jean-Claude Bouillaud
- Jean-François Dérec
- Jean Marais
- Jean-Michel Verner
- Jean-Paul Belmondo
- Joseph Malerba
- Margot Abascal
- Marie Bunel
- Marie-France Santon
- Maryline Even
- Maurice Auzel
- Michael Cohen
- Michel Boujenah
- Micheline Presle
- Nathalie Cerda
- Natty Tardivel
- Nicolas Vogel
- Nicole Croisille
- Paul Belmondo
- Philippe Khorsand
- Philippe Léotard
- Pierre Semmler
- Pierre Vernier
- Richard Sammel
- Robert Hossein
- Rufus
- Sabaya
- Salomé Lelouch
- Stéphane Ferrara
- Sylvie Joly
- Ticky Holgado
- William Leymergie
- Wolfgang Pissors
More details
| author | Claude Lelouch |
|---|---|
| award | César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| contentLocation | France |
| director | Claude Lelouch |
| editor | Hélène de Luze |
| events | World War II |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | ambush arrest bank account best of box burn concentration camp convent school d-day falsely accused film adaptation force french resistance gang member hear law student married mother superior move murder normandy beach our lives poison police agent shelter take advantage tavern owners vichy france vichy government wound |
| musicBy | Didier Barbelivien |
| producer | Claude Lelouch |
| productionCompany | Groupe Canal+ TF1 |
| publisher | BAC Films |
| theme | stag war |