tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post6970657925374040397..comments2024-03-18T14:35:37.633-07:00Comments on Grace Elliot - blog.: The History Behind 'Les Miserables'.Pippa Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10128414630918980034noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-21875933724126991422013-02-05T10:48:35.416-08:002013-02-05T10:48:35.416-08:00Thanks for the great synopsis. Just what I was loo...Thanks for the great synopsis. Just what I was looking for!Farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473948221531261726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-27696573799231963742013-01-22T10:34:27.984-08:002013-01-22T10:34:27.984-08:00Brilliant article. Currently researching the Frenc...Brilliant article. Currently researching the French Revolution of 1848 as a tangent to my current novel so naturally this is very interesting!Alex Roddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630306805747934102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-80656023877365019552013-01-19T21:23:38.818-08:002013-01-19T21:23:38.818-08:00I enjoyed the movie very much, especially the musi...I enjoyed the movie very much, especially the music and the way that song themes intertwined the characters throughout. Haven't seen the stage show to compare it with. Thanks for your summary Grace, that added pertinent background info. I was wondering which rebellion it was too. Thought the actors were all well cast,even Russell, and Loved Fontime's 'I have a dream'.Carole Worthynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-56378549358289994422013-01-19T20:00:47.987-08:002013-01-19T20:00:47.987-08:00I have loved the music since the show debuted in t...I have loved the music since the show debuted in the '80s, and I've seen it on stage a couple of times. I thought the performances were excellent for the most part, but I felt the director fell short a bit. For example, I thought that "Empty Chairs and Empty Tables" was edited too much in close-up; I felt that pulling back a bit more, showing us the empty bar, showing how alone Marius is at that moment, would have evoked more emotion from the audience. I took a few film history and film-making classes in college, last century, so perhaps I'm over-thinking this, but I wasn't surprised when the film didn't get an Oscar nod for the director.Kitty Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127831880692268003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-9464402858895985102013-01-18T14:48:16.300-08:002013-01-18T14:48:16.300-08:00I would describe the movie as 'devastating'...I would describe the movie as 'devastating' - all the more so because I didn''t know the story or what to expect. I thought I was doing really well when Fontime died (I did'n't cry) and was congratulating myself on keeping emotion in check - right up until the closing scenes with Jean Valjean....Let's just say the neck of my cardigan got soaked I cryed so much! <br />Thank you for leaving a comment, Paula.<br />G xPippa Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128414630918980034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-3781535962044873152013-01-18T08:52:05.931-08:002013-01-18T08:52:05.931-08:00Excellent summary of the events, Grace - and I tho...Excellent summary of the events, Grace - and I thought the movie was fantastic! Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.com