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Article: UPDATED ``LES MISERABLES'' SHOULD'VE FORGOTTEN NOVEL.(DAILY BREAK)(Review)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- March 17, 1996
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Byline: MAL VINCENT, MOVIE CRITIC
AT THE OUTSET, it is important to emphasize what Claude Lelouch's epic film ``Les Miserables'' is not.
It is not a linear dramatization of the classic Victor Hugo novel. The credits claim it was ``inspired'' by the novel, but as the rather cumbersome film moves slowly forward, some lovers of the novel could even question that.
Secondly, this is not the eagerly awaited film version of the Broadway musical; a film version of the musical is still in the talking stage after several false starts.
Probably the less you know about Hugo's novel, the easier it will be to float along with this rambling journey. ...