It is 150 years old and still going strong!  This great French saga returns to cinema in 2025

It is 150 years old and still going strong! This great French saga returns to cinema in 2025

After the success of Adieu Monsieur Haffmann, which gathered more than 700,000 viewers in 2022, Fred Cavae returns to the comedy side with Les Chèvres, expected on February 21. The film has not yet been released and the director has already moved on to another project, and not an insignificant one!

Fred Cavae this time tackles a literary masterpiece, Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, according to a Studio Canal press release. Filming will begin in the last quarter of 2024. There’s no release date yet, but we can expect the adaptation to hit theaters in late 2025.

Les Misérables will be produced by Eskwad (Richard Grandpierre) and Curiosa (Olivier Delbosc) and co-produced and distributed by Studio Canal, which holds all distribution rights.– they say in the company.

After Martin Bourboulon’s The Three Musketeers and Alexandre de la Patellier and Mathieu Delaporte’s The Future Count of Monte Cristo, French cinema continues to dominate French literature.

A popular story

Published in 1862, Suitable It has already been adapted for cinema many times. One of the most famous transpositions remains with Jean Gabin in 1958. The most recent dates back to 2013 with the adaptation of Tom Hooper’s musical comedy starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway. I was impressed by the 2000 TV version starring Gerard Depardieu.

Let us remind you that the story of Les Misérables tells about the character of the peasant Jean Valjean, who was sentenced to 5 years of forced labor for stealing bread. He left Toulon Prison in 1815 after spending 19 years there, his initial sentence extended due to multiple escape attempts.

His fortunes change when the Bishop of Dinais, Monseigneur Miriel, gives himself up to prevent him from being imprisoned after a burglary in his house. From now on, Jean Valjean will try to do only good around him to the detriment of his own happiness.

Who will be Jean Valjean in this new adaptation? Pity by Fred Kawai? At the moment, no announcement has been made on this topic. And who would you see in the role?

Source: Allocine

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