I'm kinda surprised no one caught that in the trailer, Fantine sung "I Dreamed A Dream" with her short cropped hair, which would most likely place it after the "Lovely Ladies" sequence.
I was thinking some Les Miz fanatic would have noticed and started a big ado.
I'm kinda surprised no one caught that in the trailer, Fantine sung "I Dreamed A Dream" with her short cropped hair, which would most likely place it after the "Lovely Ladies" sequence.
This was talked about in a previous thread, but I can't remember which one....in any case I like what I am reading so far.
I am not in the habit of buying ENTERTAINMENT WEEKELY magazine, but I would love to have the above mentioned "behind-the-scenes" LES MIZ issue.
Does anyone know the issue/date number?
And a BIG "Thank you!" for the link to the script... and any help with the EW issue
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
It looks good. I think Nicholson distinguished himself with the epilogue, progressing the action to 1848 and reprising Do You Hear the People Sing? as part of the next chapter in history, allowing us to leave the theater thinking life goes on and things eventually do get better.
Using the stage musical as the backbone, with some touches from the novel ( the escape to the convent, the role of Marius' grandfather, the frost fair, etc), and some enhancements right from Nicholson's pen ( such as the Valjean entire scene depicting the rescue of Marius) - the whole story flows very well and the characters are even more fully fleshed.
Of all the numbers in the screenplay, Lovely Ladies is the one that practically leapt off the page to me (with Dog Eat Dog being s surprisingly close second). I think it's going to be a stunner.
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.
After reading the finaly I feel like I/people will be confused as to why people who are dead are at the barricades again. Hopefully it is well done. I didn't really understand it in the screenplay.
Oh man, when Marius asks Gavroche whether he's all right after Eponine's death and Gavroche says, "That was my sister." What a terrific addition from the book.
I just couldn't read it. It's weird, because I'm always looking for a new scrap of info/photo/etc. Somehow this seems like watching the movie before it's out. I think I'd rather see it first, then read this to relive it. :)
Can someone please provide me with the date/issue number/information of the ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY issue with the "behind-the-scenes of the LES MIZ movie" article in it?
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
I'm only about halfway through, but I'm beyond thrilled at the inclusion of material from the book.
Yeah, but too bad they didn't keep Fantine blonde. I mean, if they were gonna keep Enjolras blonde (though he's not often portrayed as such in productions) and include the "teeth scene" (which is not in the musical), they should've retained her blonde tresses. Hugo made her blonde for a reason. He wrote: "She had gold and pearls for her dowry; but the gold was on her head, and the pearls in her mouth." Fantine's blonde hair also represented purity and innocence. When she cuts her hair and sells her teeth, she loses that innocence and her personal wealth.
ETA: But I'm beating a dead horse and it's a done deal, so...
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia