Religion and Ethics Forum
General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Harrowby Hall on February 03, 2019, 08:31:16 PM
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Tonight will be the final episode of the BBC dramatisation of Les Miserables.
Has anyone else been following this? I have been glued to the screen during every episode - though I confess that I have found it very uncomfortable to watch. I cannot ever recall reading Les Mis - but am aware of the story and the characters involved. I have seen neither the stage nor screen version of the musical adaptation.
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Never read it nor seen the musical, but I dimly remember a previous TV version, in the late 60s or early 70s. Must read it some day.
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My husband is really enjoying the series, not my thing.
As a youngster when I was visiting Victor Hugo's residence in Guernsey, I sat in his special chair, which was a bit naughty. I had a creepy feeling I was sitting on his knee!
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Tonight will be the final episode of the BBC dramatisation of Les Miserables.
Has anyone else been following this? I have been glued to the screen during every episode - though I confess that I have found it very uncomfortable to watch. I cannot ever recall reading Les Mis - but am aware of the story and the characters involved. I have seen neither the stage nor screen version of the musical adaptation.
Has been a favourite since I read it in my early teens. Have seen various adaptations, whenever a new one presents itself, but none, even the latest BBC series, has matched the impact of Hugo's careful craftsmanship.
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Very powerful production, if a bit grim. Some serious acting as well, and some brilliant scenes, e.g., the boy dancing around picking up bullets, and getting shot at. The revolutionary scenes were well handled, by focusing on one narrow street and barricade, and the carnage. Ghastly scenes in the sewers. A triumph really.
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We did it in French at school and saw a production in French.I thought everyone did 'Les Mis' in French! Also saw TV series (in English) which I loved - and that has been shown again fairly recently but maybe not the one I saw at school - but I've not seen the latest series. Intended to but other things intervened and I haven't been much into TV recently. I will catch up on it when I have time. It's a great book. Glad HH enjoyed it.