Howat, Daniel (18 July 2018). "The Top Movie Musicals Of The 21st Century So Far". Next Best Picture . Retrieved 23 November 2023. Christine Donougher. Penguin Classics, 7 November 2013. A new translation of the full work, with a detailed biographical sketch of Victor Hugo's life, a chronology, and notes. ISBN 978-0141393599 Clayton, Steve (February 2013). "Film Review: Les Misérables". The Socialist Party of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014 . Retrieved 15 September 2014. Crow, David (17 December 2018). "Best Movie Musicals of the 21st Century". Den of Geek . Retrieved 23 November 2023. Brown, Todd (3 January 2012). "Breaking: Amanda Seyfried Offered Cosette in Tom Hooper's Les Misérables". TwitchFilm.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012 . Retrieved 3 January 2012.

Want to Be Cosette in the LES MIS Film? Open Call 12/10 in NYC". Broadway World. 2 December 2011 . Retrieved 25 September 2012. Goncourt, Edmond et Jules, Journal, Vol. I, Laffont, 1989, ISBN 2-221-05527-6, April 1862, pp. 808–809 Some specific performances were reviewed very positively. Anne Hathaway's performance of ballad " I Dreamed a Dream" was met with praise, with many comparing its showstopper-like quality to Jennifer Hudson's performance of " And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls. [117] Christopher Orr of The Atlantic wrote that "Hathaway gives it everything she has, beginning in quiet sorrow before building to a woebegone climax: she gasps, she weeps, she coughs. If you are blown away by the scene—as many will be; it will almost certainly earn Hathaway her first Oscar—this may be the film for you." [118] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post writes that "The centerpiece of a movie composed entirely of centerpieces belongs to Anne Hathaway, who as the tragic heroine Fantine sings another of the memorable numbers". [119] Joy Tipping of The Dallas Morning News described Hathaway's performance as "angelic". [120] Why I walked out of Les Miserables". 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 . Retrieved 15 July 2015. Samantha Barks earned praise for her portrayal of Éponine, with Digital Journal saying: "Samantha Barks plays Éponine with such grace, sweetness, and sadness that it is hard to imagine anyone else in the role", [125] while Claudia Puig of USA Today calls her "heartbreakingly soulful", [121] Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times described her performance as "star-making". [126]Les Misérables set for a different kind of stage". Pinewood Shepperton. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012 . Retrieved 24 March 2012. Uddin, Zakia (30 August 2011). "Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe to star in Les Misérables?". Digital Spy . Retrieved 24 September 2012. The Les Misérables musical features a book, music and lyrics by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg. Together, the lyricist and composer have worked on a variety of musicals, all rooted in different eras. These include Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre, The Pirate Queen and Marguerite. Who is in the Les Misérables London cast? To create all the authentic revolutionary French costumes, there's a lot of outfits. There's 392 costumes that feature, including 85 wigs and over 5,000 separate pieces of clothing.

Julie Rose. 2007. Vintage Classics, 3 July 2008. A new translation of the full work, with a detailed biographical sketch of Victor Hugo's life, a chronology, and notes. ISBN 978-0-09-951113-7 a b Breznican, Anthony (31 October 2012). "Les Miz Soars Again". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 7 November 2012.Alexander Welsh, "Opening and Closing Les Misérables", in Harold Bloom, ed., Victor Hugo: Modern Critical Views (NY: Chelsea House, 1988), 155; Vol. 5, Book 1, Chapter 20 The film's first teaser trailer debuted online on 30 May 2012, and later in theatres with Snow White and the Huntsman, The Bourne Legacy and Argo. [88] Eddie Redmayne also received considerable praise for his performance with Bloomberg News saying that "Eddie Redmayne—most recently seen as the eager young production assistant in My Week with Marilyn—delivers by far the most moving and memorable performance in the film as the young firebrand Marius, who, along with his fellow students, is caught up in France's political upheavals in the 19th century." [124]