Stealing bread: How Deewaar turned Victor Hugo's Les Miserables on its head
However, Deewaar is different from its predecessors in two significant ways. First, it transposes this familiar story, which ...
Putting the clarity into ‘Les Miserables’
Michael Brindisi admits he wasn’t all that impressed the first time he saw “Les Miserables.” “I saw it on one of the tours and it was a real paint-by-numbers production. It lacked any kind of passion, ...
Trump And Hugo's Tilted“Justice” In“Les Misérables”
A poor boy steals a loaf of bread” to fight starvation. The tilted justice sends him to prison where he could eat for free. This surreal scene tri ...
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First look at Gregory Gadebois in ‘Les Miserables: The Story of Jean Valjean’ (exclusive)
French sales outfit Ginger & Fed has unveiled a first look at EFM market title Gregory Gadebois in Les Miserables: The Story ...
Out There!
ON STAGE Les Mis is Still Très Magnifique At its origin, Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables — the French novel published in 1862 — ...
Targeted for deportation, WA immigrants with convictions seek pardons
As Trump promises mass deportations, immigrants and advocates are increasingly focusing on the state pardon process to plead ...
Opinion
One night in Paris
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No chapter, no clothes: Victor Hugo’s bizarre naked writing routine
The French romantic author, Victor Hugo, is mostly remembered as a philanthropist and advocate for the poor. Only few will know about his naked writing routine.
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Do societies need more, or less, discretion in enforcing rules?
It is never quite clear which way the book’s title, “Fewer Rules, Better People”, runs. Will less reliance on rules create ...