Showing a newly released DVD starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, and Amanda Seyfried; Universal Pictures; directed by Tom Hooper; PG-13; 158 minutes; 2012.
Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, this is an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption. Ex-prisoner Jean Valjean is hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. The world’s longest-running musical brings its power to the big screen in Tom Hooper’s sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo’s epic tale.
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