Global Entertainment Report Editorial

'Les Misérables' Review: A Starry, Lavishly Empty, French-Language Version of Victor Hugo's Epic

Nobody sings in the latest adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1462-page cinder-block classic, but the absence of rousing musical numbers does not mean that Fred Cavayé's "Les Misérables" is going for gritty realism. The 179-minute film, enjoying a reported $37m budget and a host of Big French Stars trapped in starchily arc...

Original source: Variety

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