One of his workers is a troubled young woman Fantine (Anne Hathaway) who must work to support her daughter Cosette. Rather than be resigned to his fate, he creates a new identity and a life for himself as a business owner and respected man about town. Valjean serves his sentence but is labeled “a dangerous man” and cannot find work. His tormenter is a rigid and pious piece of work named Javert (Russell Crowe). The movie version tells the story of Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman), a prisoner who has spent nineteen years slaving away in shackles for stealing a simple loaf of bread. That’s probably a good thing because I had no idea what to expect.
I’m familiar with many of the songs from the musical and I know the story, but I had never seen the musical production of Les Misérables. Les Misérables is one of the better movie musicals to come in recent years and makes an interesting argument for the legitimacy of the genre as a cinematic experience. Every year seems to bring a new musical to the big screen and most of them have done little to change my theory that I’d rather go to the theater to watch a musical. Singin’ in the Rain is by far better on screen, and I haven’t seen a production of Grease that ever captured the same kind of energy as the big screen adaptation. However, it’s something I prefer to see in the theater. There are several I consider to be quite good. Musicals are not a genre of film I run into with high expectations. In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean – who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole – agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s daughter, Cosette – a decision that will change their lives forever. Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Samantha Barks.
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