A film that doesn’t lose much of its appeal even decades after it was made. An honest drama about the search for the meaning of life and the struggle between good and evil.

The hero of Les Misérables is Jean Valjean, who is sent to the galleys for stealing bread. His sentence, which was prolonged by futile attempts to escape, expired after nineteen years.

Perhaps Valjean would have been left only with the path of crime had not Bishop Myriel shown him the right way through his mercy.

After years of hard work, Jean Valjean becomes a mayor and a rich man who has never forgotten his past or the one that opened his heart to humanity and compassion for the poor and unfortunate.

Parents Guide: A couple of times a woman with more cleavage. A couple of times dealing with women engaged in prostitution. The gloomy atmosphere of the whole film.

Cast: Denis Lavant, Lino Ventura, Michel Bouquet, Jean Carmet, Paul Préboist, Dominique Davray, Fernand Ledoux

Crew: Robert Hossein

France, 1982

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