Les miserables mini series 2000

Pradon was not part of the original london cast, but i liked him so much as judas in jesus christ superstar that i couldnt resist this. Les miserables 2000 tv miniseries dvdrip xvidtpb 2. But victor hugos epic historical drama is perhaps best known for its musical version, which opened in the west end. After fantines death valjean brings cosette up but he is haunted by. At first he only encounter mistrust and closed doors. In my defence, my father highly recommended the show to me some 12 years ago and i have probably subconsciously avoided it thinking i couldnt. He meets and cares for a beautiful but povertystricken young girl named fantine who has daughter cosette. Les miserables, believed by some to be the best novel ever penned in french, has been adapted in nearly every form imaginable, including dozens of movies, television miniseries in french and english, loose thematic reworkings, and comic books. Po blisko 20 latach spedzonych w wiezieniu jean valjean odzyskuje wolnosc. Victor hugos masterpiece comes to television in a sixpart adaptation by multi awardwinning screenwriter andrew davies. This is really a warning for people who think they are buying the french tv miniseries. As far as the latter, for my input, nothing compares to this version. Javert list of portrayers les miserables wiki fandom. Dec 21, 2012 les miserables, believed by some to be the best novel ever penned in french, has been adapted in nearly every form imaginable, including dozens of movies, television mini series in french and english, loose thematic reworkings, and comic books.

Jul 27, 2007 asia argento as eponine, enrico lo verso as marius and steffen wink briefly as enjolras for those of you who dont speak french marius threatens to blow up the barricades and the soldiers. Also, its longer and more indepth than the movie versions, if thats what youre into. The 1998 version with lennie james, liam neeson, geoffrey rush, uma thurman, claire danes is also excellent. Les miserables 2000 tv miniseries hey, gerard depardieu is in this thing.

Directed in 2000 by josee dayan, who had previously made the brilliant french mini series of the count of monte cristo, also starring gerard depardieu, this take on victor hugos classic novel has an unusual history. Les miserables 2000 tv miniseries les miserables wiki. After fantines death valjean brings cosette up but he is. This is really a warning for people who think they are buying the french tv mini series. Les miserables is a 2000 french television miniseries based on the 1862 novel of the same name by victor hugo. 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 nazi occupation during the second world war. Upc 741952738398 les miserables 2000 tv mini series with gerard depardieu and john malkovich these dvds are from our personal collection. Upc 741952738398 les miserables 2000 tv miniseries with gerard depardieu and john malkovich. When valjean arrives at the town of digne, no one is willing to give him shelter because he is an exconvict. Apr 11, 2008 the 2000 version which is actually a tv mini series is excellent. Alas, this dvd is not the original french production aired on tf1 in france in 2000, but rather an edited, english language version. Les miserables is a 2000 french television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by victor hugo. Fifteen years after it opened i finally got round to seeing the self proclaimed worlds favourite musical.

The 1952 version is just oknot really a great movie. The result is an unnatural, awkward delivery of the story while malkovich and gainsbourg are fine in english. The miniseries balances well the different complex storylines that are due to intertwine. Les miserables 2000 aka les miserables jadnici tv miniseries da. It was broadcast in the uk between 30 december 2018 and 3 february 2019. No scratches, no scuffs, just hours and hours of les mis. Les miserables tv miniseries 2000 depardieumalkovich. The 2000 version which is actually a tv miniseries is excellent.

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. Apr 14, 2019 the exquisite casting continues throughout the series. Les miserables original french version no subtitles. Being a musical nut, it may seem strange that in the past ten years i have seen most of the big shows many of them on more than one occasion, but never even considered watching les miserables. Les miserables tv miniseries, 2019, starring dominic west, david oyelowo and lily collins. Note that les miserables film, 1995, directed by claude lelouch and les miserables film, 2019, directed by ladj ly are not adaptations, although their titles being the same as the novel is not a coincidence. With liam neeson, geoffrey rush, uma thurman, christopher adamson. 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. Twopart miniseries adapted from the french classic by victor hugo, starring gerard depardieu and john malkovich.

Unfollow les miserables dvd to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Before you buy it, make sure your player will play region 2 dvds. Although it doesnt say so on the cover, or anywhere else, this dvd is the trimmeddown englishlanguage film version. Bbc studios handles the distribution for the series. Adapted by andrew davies and directed by tom shankland, it stars dominic west, david oyelowo, and lily collins. The convict jean valjean is released from a french prison after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread and for subsequent attempts to escape from prison. 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. Davies first came to prominence back in 1990 when he adapted michael dobbs house of cards novel for tv in a version that is superior to the us remake in most ways imo, but he really broke out out well, as much as a screenwriter can break out with his much beloved adaptation of pride and prejudice a few years later, starring jennifer ehle and colin firth.

I saw this version on fox movie channel around 2000 2001 and was mesmerized by it. Lily collins is a charming and ultimately heartbreaking fantine, johnny flynn is her charismatic swain, ellie bamber makes for a lively and. Les miserables dvds movie and concert collection ebay. Drama historical film madefortelevision miniseries release info september 4, 2000 color 355 minutes see more films from 2000 see more about this film. 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. It maintains the setting, time period and covers the full arc of the story. Eponines death les miserables 2000 miniseries youtube. Adapted by andrew davies and directed by tom shankland, it stars dominic west, david oyelowo, and lily collins bbc studios handles the distribution for the series. The first episode had introduced jean valjean, played by dominic west, the merciless javert, played by. John malkovich plays javert as very matteroffact, almost bored. 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.

Asia argento as eponine, enrico lo verso as marius and steffen wink briefly as enjolras for those of you who dont speak french marius threatens to blow up the barricades and the soldiers. In my defence, my father highly recommended the show to me some 12. Two versions were made a six hour series for french tv in french, of course and a three hour version in english. Sep 04, 2000 les miserables has been ranked 298 times, wins 44. Dominic west stars as fugitive jean valjean, with david oyelowo as his. The series premiered on mon sep 04, 2000 on tf1 and episode 4 s01e04 last aired on mon sep 11, 2000. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. With gerard depardieu, christian clavier, john malkovich, virginie ledoyen. Pbs 6episode les miserables miniseries focuses on the. Les miserables 1995 claude lelouchs 1995 film is more an adaptation of hugos tale, rather than a filmed version of it. Apr 12, 2019 pbs 6episode les miserables miniseries focuses on the story instead of music pbs premieres a new version of victor hugos les miserables, starring dominic west of the wire and the affair. Les miserables tv miniseries 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Help acquiring the french version of the 2000 miniseries. Jan 15, 2019 the mini series balances well the different complex storylines that are due to intertwine.

Les miserables is a bbc television six episodes series based on the 1862 french historical novel of the same name by victor hugo. The scene is set during the french restoration at the beginning of the 19th century. Rather, with the french miniseries, this version makes the unfathomable decision to hint. Jean valjean, a galley slave who was sent to prison for stealing food, is now released after serving nineteen years. Les miserables it needs more song and dance, but it does star liam neeson and a 19year old claire danes you might know her from tvs homeland. The exquisite casting continues throughout the series. And are we really going with the hes into cosette bs again. Media in category film locations of les miserables 2000 miniseries the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. Theyre different mediums after all and this applies to les miserables more than most books. Les miserables movie cast interview today not entire cast hugh jackman, anne hathaway.