Podcast interview with LES MISERABLES’ John Murphy
Podcast interview with composer John Murphy and his recently-scored BBC mini-series LES MISERABLES (2018).
Tag: Victor Hugo
Digital: LES MISERABLES (2018)
Victor Hugo’s massive 5-volume epic tale of life in France between 1815-1832 was originally published in 1862, and has spawned a blockbuster musical, many film adaptations and several TV productions, but this 6-part, 2018 BBC mini-series…
No Laughing Matter: Victor Hugo’s Cruel Romance “L’homme qui rit”
Reviews of Victor Hugo’s The Man Who Laughs on film: the 1928 silent classic directed by Paul Leni & starring Conrad Veidt + the 2012 Jean-Pierre Améris version.
DVD: Man Who Laughs, The (1928)
Cited as a strong influence on Universal’s expressionistic horror films of the 1930s, The Man Who Laughs was the first major film version of Victor Hugo’s 1869 novel that told the truly horrible tale of a disfigured child adopted by a small-time circus owner, and years later, becomes a celebrity of sorts when his disfigurement enthralls locals…
DVD: Man Who Laughs, The / L’homme qui rit (2012)
Packed with an attractive cast, The Man Who Laughs is much leaner in story and character moments, yet follows the central tale of scarred and abandoned Gwynplaine adopted by poor itinerant showman…
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