"barricade. Hugo brings them into the narrative when Marius Pontmercy, one of the novel's principal characters, attaches himself to the group without becoming one of them. With their fight led by Enjolras, all of the members of the group die during the rebellion. Characters Jean Valjean and Gavroche both also fight with the student rebellion, with Valjean barely making it out alive and Gavroche dying. The central story is also told in the musical version of ""Les Misérables"", though many of the members lack characterization in the musical. The Friends of the ABC is a reference to the historical ""Society"
"novel contains various subplots, but the main thread is the story of ex-convict Jean Valjean, who becomes a force for good in the world but cannot escape his criminal past. The novel is divided into five volumes, each volume divided into several books, and subdivided into chapters, for a total of 48 books and 365 chapters. Each chapter is relatively short, commonly no longer than a few pages. The novel as a whole is one of the longest ever written, with approximately 1,500 pages in unabridged English-language editions, and 1,900 pages in French. Hugo explained his ambitions for the novel"
"Colm Wilkinson Colm Wilkinson (born 5 June 1944), also known as C. T. Wilkinson, is an Irish tenor and actor, best known for originating the role of Jean Valjean in """"Les Misérables"""" (in the West End and Broadway) and for taking the title role in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" at the Sydmonton Festival and in the original Canadian production. Due to his association with these musicals, he reprised the role of Jean Valjean during the (at The Royal Albert Hall), as well as appearing as a special guest at the 25th Anniversary Celebrations of ""Les Misérables"" (at the O2"
"Valjean comes to his senses, remembering what the bishop told him, he is ashamed of what he has done and searches for the boy in vain. Hugo introduces Fantine and explains how she came to be abandoned by her child's father. In late 1815, Jean Valjean, now using the name Madeleine, arrives in Montreuil-sur-Mer. He revolutionizes the town's manufacturing and earns a fortune, which he spends mostly for the town's good, paying for the maintenance (including required staff) of hospital beds, orphanages and schools. He is appointed mayor after refusing the first time. He declines the king's offer to make"
"John Owen-Jones John Owen-Jones (born 5 May 1971) is a Welsh musical theatre actor and singer, best known for his portrayals of Jean Valjean in Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg's ""Les Misérables"" and of The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""The Phantom of the Opera"". He most recently appeared as Valjean on the 25th Anniversary Tour of ""Les Misérables"", and as The Phantom in The Phantom Of The Opera UK Tour, as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations. He has now recorded three studio albums. Owen-Jones was born in 1971 and originates from Burry Port in Carmarthenshire. He was educated"
"famous"" events, such as the story of the Bishop who gave Valjean his silver candlesticks in order to start a new life, and the street rebellion that was part of the French revolution. William Farnum was ""Fox's biggest male box-office attraction"" when the movie was made, and had previously appeared in Lloyd's 1917 film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel ""A Tale of Two Cities"". Jean Valjean is a French peasant who spends almost twenty years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family, and then—when his ""yellow passport"" (given to him because of his status"
"and Cosette. Hugo imagined the life of the man in jail and the mother and daughter taken away from each other. Valjean's character is loosely based on the life of the ex-convict Eugène François Vidocq. Vidocq became the head of an undercover police unit and later founded France's first private detective agency. He was also a businessman and was widely noted for his social engagement and philanthropy. Vidocq also inspired Hugo as he wrote Claude Gueux and ""Le Dernier jour d'un condamné"" (""The Last Day of a Condemned Man""). In 1828, Vidocq, already pardoned, saved one of the workers in"
"Jean Valjean in the Original Montréal cast, as well as the Paris revival cast, in 1990. In the year 1991, Robert Marien reprised this role on Broadway, before he recorded his album Broadway-Montréal. He has been a prominent figure in the Francophone Broadway scene since his debut as Jean Valjean. In 2005, the cast of Notre Dame de Paris performed a Korean and Japanese tour, of which Marien was a part, playing the role of Claude Frollo. In late 2014, this tour was revived in English, and ran until February 2015. It then came back to Korea in October 2015,"
"attempts to order Valjean to return Cosette or to pay a thousand crowns, but Valjean ignores him and leaves with Cosette. Valjean takes Cosette to Paris, where they lodge at Gorbeau House; Valjean begins her education. When Inspector Javert discovers Valjean's whereabouts, he and Cosette must flee. Valjean climbs over a wall and they find themselves in a garden attached to a convent. The gardener Fauchelevent recognizes Valjean as the man who rescued him years earlier and agrees to shelter them. Valjean poses as Fauchelevent brother and says he is Cosette's grandfather. They live peacefully in the convent for many"
"of Water Rats. Alfie Boe Alfred Giovanni Roncalli Boe (born 29 September 1973) is an English tenor and actor, notably performing in musical theatre. He is best known for his performances as Jean Valjean in the musical ""Les Misérables"" at the Queen's Theatre in London, the """" in October 2010, and in the Broadway revival. He played the lead role in Finding Neverland on Broadway beginning 29 March 2016. As well, Boe shared a Tony Award with the other members of the ensemble cast of Baz Luhrmann's 2002 revival of ""La bohème"" in 2003. He has sold over one million"
"After the Burgundian invasion in 5th, Pontarlier became an unavoidable way of trade from the kingdom of Burgundy to Switzerland, Germany or Lombardy. Until the 17th century it lay on the easiest way to cross Jura mountains. The city of Pontarlier is briefly mentioned in Victor Hugo's ""Les Misérables"". It was to this city that convict Jean Valjean was to report for his parole after being released from the galleys. Breaking these instructions is a major turning point in the novel, and also creates some major conflict for Valjean later in the story. The city is also the main location"
"of Jean-Claude Mézières whose ""visually stunning backgrounds: complex architecture, futuristic machines, otherworldly landscapes and odd-looking aliens"", are what John Dean calls ""staples of Mézières' seeming boundless visual inventiveness"", resulting in what the artist Pepo Pérez likens to """"National Geographic"", but on a cosmic scale"". Valérian was born on Earth, in Galaxity, capital of the Terran Galactic Empire in the 28th century. He joined the Spatio-Temporal Service in the year 2713. He has been trained to think that Galaxity is always right – even when he receives orders that go against his morals he will, reluctantly, follow them. He much prefers"
"January 29, 2017. Ramin Karimloo Ramin Karimloo (; born September 19, 1978) is an Iranian-Canadian actor and singer, recognised mainly for his work in London's West End. He has played the leading male roles in both of the West End's longest running musicals: the Phantom and Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and Jean Valjean, Enjolras, and Marius Pontmercy in ""Les Misérables"". He also originated the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""Love Never Dies"", which continues the story of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". He made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in"
"Robert Marien Robert Marien (born May 5, 1955) is a Québécois (Canadian) actor, singer, and songwriter who has performed in the musical Les Misérables in Montreal, Paris, New York City and London, as well as Notre Dame de Paris in both Korea and Japan. He has played the role of Jean Valjean in both English and in French, and has also appeared in numerous films and television shows such as Lance et Compte (1986-2010), and, most recently, Mensonges (2015). Marien represented France in the international lineup of Valjeans in the encore of the , and has played the role of"
"this time in French, and will run until early 2016. Robert Marien Robert Marien (born May 5, 1955) is a Québécois (Canadian) actor, singer, and songwriter who has performed in the musical Les Misérables in Montreal, Paris, New York City and London, as well as Notre Dame de Paris in both Korea and Japan. He has played the role of Jean Valjean in both English and in French, and has also appeared in numerous films and television shows such as Lance et Compte (1986-2010), and, most recently, Mensonges (2015). Marien represented France in the international lineup of Valjeans in the"
"Javert and Valjean develops as a binary opposition between law and love. Javert sees Valjean only as the convict he once was, rather than the benefactor of humanity he has become. Javert's struggle against this dichotomy leads to his eventual suicide. After devoting the novel's opening chapters to Bishop Myriel, a kind-hearted old clergyman in the town of Digne, Hugo, without any transition, launches into the story of Valjean. He is a strange man, who arrives one October evening in Digne, searches for a place to stay the night and is turned away. At last he is taken in by"
"fairy tale, the devil burying his treasure in the forest. No further explanation is ever given as to why, having buried his money near Montfermeil, Valjean had traveled back to Paris and then attempted to travel back to Montfermeil. Valjean was assigned a new number of 9430, but escapes from a sailing vessel after only a few months' imprisonment, on 16 November 1823, by apparently falling into the sea after a daring rescue of a sailor who had gotten stuck in a dangerous situation up in the ship's rigging. Thereafter he is officially presumed dead. Valjean goes to Montfermeil, where"
"when the Bishop answers he offered him the silver, telling him to use it to do something worthwhile with his life. Valjean decides to break his parole and start a new life. Eight years later in 1823, Valjean is now a respected factory owner and mayor of Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais. He is shocked when Javert, formerly a Toulon prison guard, arrives as his new chief of police. Javert suspects Valjean's real identity when he rescues an injured worker trapped under a heavy cart. One of Valjean's workers, Fantine, is dismissed by the factory foreman upon learning she has an illegitimate daughter"
"life. While imprisoned in the Bagne of Toulon, Valjean, at great personal risk, rescues a sailor caught in the ship's rigging. Spectators call for his release. Valjean fakes his own death by allowing himself to fall into the ocean. Authorities report him dead and his body lost. Valjean arrives at Montfermeil on Christmas Eve. He finds Cosette fetching water in the woods alone and walks with her to the inn. He orders a meal and observes how the Thénardiers abuse her, while pampering their own daughters Éponine and Azelma, who mistreat Cosette for playing with their doll. Valjean leaves and"
"Jean Valjean. Cudia's claim to fame is his critically acclaimed portrayal of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""The Phantom of the Opera"". His first encounter with Phantom occurred when he was cast as a temporary swing in the U.S. touring production in 1999. There, he met Kathy Voytko, an alternate Christine, who is now his wife. Nine months later, he was given the role of Raoul in the touring cast. He played Raoul on Broadway for 3 years (2003–2005), where he was an understudy for the Phantom. Finally he was cast as the ""full-time"" Phantom in the U.S. touring"
"genre of the musical. First there were the role of Lucentio ( «Kiss me Kate» (1999-2001), and the bug Phoebus ( «Der Glöckner von Notre Dame» (2001-2002). His most well-known role was in the musical ""Les Miserables» ( «Les miserables»), based on the novel by Victor Hugo. 30-year-old Oleg Vinnik played the role of Jean Valjean (Jean Valjean) - the hero, who in the beginning of the musical 46, and in the final - 80 years. Another important role was the Black Prince - Death (Der Tod) in the musical ""Elizabeth» ( «Elisabeth»). Since 2011 Oleg Vinnik concentrated on his"
"Alfie Boe Alfred Giovanni Roncalli Boe (born 29 September 1973) is an English tenor and actor, notably performing in musical theatre. He is best known for his performances as Jean Valjean in the musical ""Les Misérables"" at the Queen's Theatre in London, the """" in October 2010, and in the Broadway revival. He played the lead role in Finding Neverland on Broadway beginning 29 March 2016. As well, Boe shared a Tony Award with the other members of the ensemble cast of Baz Luhrmann's 2002 revival of ""La bohème"" in 2003. He has sold over one million albums in the"
"he did not start writing the book until 1845. On one of the pages of his notes about the prison, he wrote in large block letters a possible name for his hero: ""JEAN TRÉJEAN"". When the book was finally written, Tréjean became Jean Valjean. In 1841, Hugo saved a prostitute from arrest for assault. He used a short part of his dialogue with the police when recounting Valjean's rescue of Fantine in the novel. On 22 February 1846, when he had begun work on the novel, Hugo witnessed the arrest of a bread thief while a Duchess and her child"
"Ramin Karimloo Ramin Karimloo (; born September 19, 1978) is an Iranian-Canadian actor and singer, recognised mainly for his work in London's West End. He has played the leading male roles in both of the West End's longest running musicals: the Phantom and Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and Jean Valjean, Enjolras, and Marius Pontmercy in ""Les Misérables"". He also originated the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""Love Never Dies"", which continues the story of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". He made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in the 2014 revival"
"Une page d'amour Une page d'amour is the eighth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola, set among the petite bourgeoisie in Second Empire suburban Paris. It was first serialized between December 11, 1877, and April 4, 1878, in ""Le Bien public,"" before being published in novel form by Charpentier in April 1878. The central character of the novel is Hélène Grandjean ""née"" Mouret (b. 1824), first introduced briefly in ""La fortune des Rougon"". Hélène is the daughter of Ursule Mouret ""née"" Macquart, the illegitimate daughter of Adelaïde Fouque (Tante Dide), the ancestress of the Rougon-Macquart family. Hélène's brothers"
"Comédie Montaigne and the Odéon in roles by George Bernard Shaw and William Shakespeare, among others. Gabrio made his film debut in the 1920 Germaine Dulac-directed film ""La fête espagnole"" (English release title: ""Spanish Fiesta""). In 1924 he was cast by film director Henri Fescourt to appear as Jean Valjean, the literary protagonist in the film adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel ""Les Misérables"" whose twenty-year-long struggle with the law for stealing bread during a time of economic and social depression is chronicled. Gabrio's appearance in the film catapulted him to stardom. In 1927, Gabrio began appearing in international films,"
"the mistress of the author and poet, Charles Baudelaire. Jeanne's story is a struggle for economic freedom. She seeks joy and comfort, not only for herself but also for her ailing mother. Jeanne's relationship with Charles is tumultuous, and Lasirén's influence varies over the course of Jeanne's lifetime. As wealth comes and goes for Jeanne, the novel explores the importance of love, contentment, and money, as well as their relationship to one another. Ultimately, despite a long life of physical, emotional, and economic detriment, Jeanne finds herself loved and content at the end of her life as a result of"
"the first time. The story begins in 1815 in Digne, as the peasant Jean Valjean, just released from 19 years' imprisonment in the Bagne of Toulon—five for stealing bread for his starving sister and her family and fourteen more for numerous escape attempts—is turned away by innkeepers because his yellow passport marks him as a former convict. He sleeps on the street, angry and bitter. Digne's benevolent Bishop Myriel gives him shelter. At night, Valjean runs off with Myriel's silverware. When the police capture Valjean, Myriel pretends that he has given the silverware to Valjean and presses him to take"
"Marianne Mille as Éponine, Gilles Buhlmann as Marius, Christian Ratellin as Enjolras, Fabienne Guyon as Cosette, René-Louis Baron as Combeferre, Dominique Tirmont as M. Gillenormand, Anne Forrez as Mlle. Gillenormand, and Claude Reva as the storyteller. The English-language version, with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and additional material by James Fenton, was substantially expanded and reworked from a literal translation by Siobhan Bracke of the original Paris version, in particular adding a prologue to tell Jean Valjean's background story. Kretzmer's lyrics was not a direct ""translation"" of the French, a term that Kretzmer refused to use. A third of the English"
"Bagne of Toulon The Bagne of Toulon was the notorious prison in Toulon, France, made famous as the place of imprisonment of Jean Valjean, the hero of ""Les Misérables"", the novel by Victor Hugo. The Bagne was opened in 1748 and closed in 1873. The bagne was created by an ordinance of King Louis XV on September 27, 1748 to house the convicts who had previously been sentenced to row the galleys of the French Mediterranean fleet. The decree stated, in article 11, ""All the galleys in the port will be disarmed, and the ""chiourmes"" (the ancient term for the"
"Bagne of Toulon The Bagne of Toulon was the notorious prison in Toulon, France, made famous as the place of imprisonment of Jean Valjean, the hero of ""Les Misérables"", the novel by Victor Hugo. The Bagne was opened in 1748 and closed in 1873. The bagne was created by an ordinance of King Louis XV on September 27, 1748 to house the convicts who had previously been sentenced to row the galleys of the French Mediterranean fleet. The decree stated, in article 11, ""All the galleys in the port will be disarmed, and the ""chiourmes"" (the ancient term for the"
"and adventurer who became a police official (though Vidocq wrote that he never arrested anyone who stole out of need). Hugo also drew on Vidocq's life for the character of Valjean. In the novel, Hugo describes Javert as ""a marble informer, Brutus in Vidocq"". Javert first becomes familiar with the convict Jean Valjean as an assistant guard in the Bagne of Toulon. Years later, in 1823, Valjean is living under the name Monsieur Madeleine and serving as the mayor of a small town identified only as Montreuil-sur-Mer, where he is a successful manufacturer. Javert arrived in 1820 to serve as"
"to pack his clothes and hides behind the door when Javert comes looking for him. Sister Simplice, one of the hospital nuns, who had a reputation for never having told a lie in her life, twice lied to Javert that there was nobody there but her to protect Valjean. Javert believed her and left, giving Valjean an opportunity to escape the town. A short chapter, mainly consisting of two newspaper articles, informs the reader, that Jean Valjean has been re-arrested while getting into the stagecoach to Montfermeil (on his way to get Fantine's eight-year-old daughter, Cosette, whom he had promised"