There have been countless adaptations, even to the screen. Harry discovers a diary written by a boy named tom riddle which has the power to transport him back in time to view his parents at his age along with a young and slightly creepy professor snape and dumbledore. The books opens by describing the life of a really upstanding dude named bishop myriel. With the exception of the producers and the book of mormon, there probably hasnt. Find out when and where you can watch les miserables on tv with the full listings schedule at.
There was black smoke billowing out from a burning house. Les miserables behindthescenes filming the barricade scene telegraph online run exclusive images from behindthescenes of the film, taken from the official book les miserables. Jan 12, 20 but in les miserables it lends an unusual power, intensity and colour to the performances, most especially jackmans valjean and crowes javert. However, this was samanthas first movie, which is a bit of a different environment. I just thought i would point out some of the differences between the movie and the book, not to criticize the movie, but to give a clearer picture of the story to those who havent read the book. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. Rowling brought us the world of harry potter and endowed it with an impressive number of secrets. Overall the movie was good, there were a few places where the accents were off, sounded more like oliver or.
What if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. Only a true potterhead will get 2020 on this books and. How different are the harry potter movies from the books. In the first movie, the sorcerers stone, nearly everything is just like its book counterpart. I think the difference can be summed up in his 6th year as quidditch captain. Harry doesnt want to use the elder wand or let it fall into the wrong hands. Why take the risk by returning the wand to dumbledores grave when you can destroy the wand once and for all. With harry baur, charles vanel, paul azais, max dearly. It is read by christopher cazenove and it is part of the classics read by celebrities audiobook series. He is seventyfive years old and lives only with a sister baptistine, ten years younger than he, and an old servant, madame magloire, the same age as his sister. The les mis book ending is so much darker than the musical. Film when a series as well known and well loved as the harry potter books get made into films, it is fairly predictable that they are never going to manage to be wholly accurate conversions. Considering this thesis came out to 17 singlespaced pages in word, ill make this intro here brief.
Book summary jean valjean, after spending nineteen years in jail and in the galleys for stealing a loaf of bread and for several attempts to escape, is finally released, but his past keeps haunting him. Les miserables an extensive inside look behind the scenes. Gavroche is the thenardiers son in the novel they have five children. After first films success, works for a new les miserables movie is continued for nearly 20 years. Harry potter month is a yearly event taking place throughout the month of july, to coincide with harry potters birthday. Les miserables, victor hugo les miserables is a french historical novel by victor hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. For all the potterheads out there, this should prove to be a very short read but for all others, try and bear with me. Although not mentioned in the musical, in victor hugos source novel. Istp harry potter is a shallow jerk with zero emotional capacity, is tall, and stands up for himself all of the time, even if he doesnt for others. So although ill talk about the changes the movie made from the book or the movie s songs, i do know those changes were made first for the stage show and not just for this movie. Click the link for more information on the show, to buy tickets and much much more. Rudy rupak, who has produced several feature films such as snowboard academy ultimately wants to make age of fire into a bollywood movie. Hermiones hair is frizzy, like its supposed to be, ron looks like i imagined him, but j.
Dec 14, 2017 what if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. Les miserables fanfiction archive with over 4,565 stories. How does les miserables the musical differ from the book. Les miserables bbc drama how is it different to the musical. Most importantly of all, to quote the west side story essay, a movie screen is filled out differently than a live stage is. Victor hugos masterpiece of adventure, rebellion, and human redemption burst onto the french literary scene in 1862. More than 20 film adaptations and countless theater productions later. But must you read louisa may alcotts classic before you.
Javerts presence is enough to shake valjean, and you can argue that fantine wouldnt. One day, an ex convict wanders into the bishops village and cant find any food or lodging because everyone turns him away. Harry potter and the adaptation from novel to film by robyn joffe for as long as people have been making movies, people have been making movies based on books. The stage version of les mis is usually performed on an abstract unit set and the libretto is full of what i like to call theatrical suspension of disbelief, or tsod. I am an avid harry potter fan, and i obviously love the movies. When it comes to harry, i love them both but there are a lot of details left out if you only see the movie. Although faithful to the novel, it is not a complete adaptation as the final part.
While the movie is based primarily on the musical adaptation, some elements were changed or added to reflect events that occurred in the book but not in the stage version. Its subsequent films have helped solidify les mis as a masterpiece of artistic creation. Director was jeanpaul le chanois and star was jean. When you hear les mis you hear people singing, yknow, the songs of angry men and all. She has played eponine numerous times in a production of the play in london as well as in the 25 th anniversary concert.
While i am rational enough to know that it was impossible to fit every detail of the books into the movies, here are the top 20 differences between books and movies that annoy me most. Les miserables is a 1935 american drama film starring fredric march and charles laughton based upon the famous victor hugo novel of the same name. There will be themed posts, discussions, art and fans rereading the books and rewatching the movies, all of which will earn the participants house. I am, of course, speaking of les miserables, victor hugos masterwork. This was the last film for twentieth century pictures before it merged with fox film corporation to form 20th century fox. Why was the ending of the book different from the ending of the movie in regards to the elder wand. He can be a bully sometimes, be ungrateful, arrogant, but still show a level of compassion all the same. Though the book is worth reading, the musical is what really brought out the storys depth and stole our hearts. Then when it finally happens you barely recognize it on the big screen. Which are better, the harry potter books or movies.
It was also the first les miserables movie made so many change in the script of original novel. I had the pleasure of seeing the 25th anniversary touring production of les mis as it passed through san fran last month. There are literally hundreds of differences between les mis le book, les mis le musical and les mis le movie, some of them small, some of them major, but if i was to point out every. He noticed that his cousin bellatrix and her husband rodolphus were there, presumably to identify the defendant as him. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. Again, in million dollar outlines, david farland explores several ways a writer can give her story an epic feel. If a writer wrote merely for his time, i would have to break my pen and throw it away, the largerthanlife victor hugo once confessed. Les miserables is a 2012 epic historical period musical film directed by tom hooper and scripted by william nicholson, alain boublil, who wrote the original french lyrics, claudemichel schonberg, who wrote the music, and herbert kretzmer, who wrote the english lyrics, based on the 1862 french novel of the same name by victor hugo, which also inspired a 1980 musical by boublil and schonberg. Only a true potterhead will get 2020 on this books and movies quiz. I was the same age as harry when he first received his hogwarts letter. I want to writedirect tv do im hoping to massively involved with the eventual epic tv adaptation, it will wonderful when we have the actual people who grew up reading, worshiping and understanding the books make a show from it. My reaction was overwhelmingly positive, and i felt i had to read the book. The soundtrack for a movie musical is usually recorded several months in advance and.
Movie this christmas a new adaptation of little women hits theaters. This post is a comparison of major plot points in the movie and book versions of harry potter and the deathly hallows pt. For those of us who are no longer in the hp fandom, are you guys still excited about the book and movie releases this summer. But anyone who knows the musical version of les miserables, from. One of my favourite musical films is the 1956 the king and i, with the late yul brynner and late deborah kerr in the lead roles. Movie october 5, 20 february 21, 2014 if youve only seen the harry potter movies and havent read the books, than there a few things that you might not know. Nov 19, 2010 whether because they split the final book in half or its just one of the easiest to translate to the screen, harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 is the movie most loyal to the book its. In the movies he couldnt take control of the team, so ginny did. Overall the movie was good, there were a few places where the accents were off, sounded more like oliver or nicholas nickleby, an english accent more than french. Harry baur and charles vanel tower over raymond bernards handsomely restored masterpiece, writes philip french. I dont know if the elder wand was indeed breakable like what is shown in the movie. For example, we see a little more of marius napoleon loyalist father henry. Director tom hoopers film adaptation of les miserables is remarkably faithful to the stage production. In the englishspeaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original french title.
Movie harry is like his mother, with nothing of his father. Only three years after the original run closed, les miserables began a return to broadway on 9 november 2006 at the broadhurst theatre for a limited run that was subsequently made openended. A harry potter adult and accurate television series has been my number 1 dream since the first disappointing film was released. In the books, harry has charisma, a hot temper, etc. Harry potter and the adaptation from novel to film the. Literature movie trivia music trivia people religion science trivia sports trivia television video games world. Les miserables colloquially known in englishspeaking countries as les mis is a sungthrough. Whether because they split the final book in half or its just one of the easiest to translate to the screen, harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 is the movie most loyal to the book its. A film version directed by tom hooper was released at the end of 2012 to generally. Well, i reached my goal and finished reading les miserables so i could see the new musical movie which i. The bbc adaptation is based on victor hugos original novel, so there are quite.
Movie i am proud of my naming abilities, and ill be examining books and. This is shown quickly in the movie and the only consistent danger appears to be the collapsing of the walls, yet in the book harry is forced to use his wit and knowledge of spells to plot his course and face a dementor, a boggart, blastended skrewt like a giant scorpion, a gigantic spider, and a sphinx. Here are just a few timeless lines from the book, musical, and films. Aug 30, 2012 one man les miserables nick pitera medley.
Marius in the musical is gentle, kind and friendly. Do you know the difference between the book and the musical versions of les miserables. Obviously, there are a lot of people involved in both fandoms. This famous musical has been produced in 40 countries and been interpreted into 21 different languages. In the novel eponine is a secondary character, and shes also jealous. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone ive never met a movie i like more than the book. Rowling brought us the world of harry potter and endowed it with an. Jun 16, 2011 the chamber of secrets focuses on a legend at hogwarts about a chamber that will unearth all sorts of evils if someone managed to open it. But everyone now knows that the elder wand belonged to dumbledore. Oct 05, 20 these differences are more pronounced as the books grow larger and the story more complex, but lets start with the first one.
Apr 25, 2016 theres nothing better than seeing your favorite series come to life, but as with any booktofilm adaptation, there are some oversights and mistakes. Les mis and harry potter both are immense books in both page numbers and importance and they both have immense internet followings. For more than 25 years, les miserables has swept the world with its tear jerking songs and heartbreaking story. Les miserables by victor hugo goodreads share book. The set for diagon alley from harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 was. The musical, though wonderful, was nothing in comparison to the book. After its great success, hollywood has now decided to take on the difficult task to bring this beloved play to the big screen. The official website for the stage production of les miserables. Ive read the books countless times mostly because i was to embarrassed to keep count over 30, and one of the most serious forms of punishment i received when i was a kid was when my mom threatened to take away my harry potter books. I saw the musical for the first time on new years day 20, by way of its film adaptation. There are spoilers of major scenes, events and deaths. I have seen a number of film and tv adaptations of les miserables.
Jan 25, 2011 i think the biggest difference is that the novel gives a much more indepth backstory to all the characters, especially javert who is godfearing in the play, atheist in the book, and i dont think its mentioned in the movie, but also notably the pontmercy family, the thenardier family including eponine who is not in the movie, and her brothers and sisters who are not in the play, the. Jan 09, 20 in this post, ill compare book with the recent hugh jackman movie, because it is the only version of les mis that i have seen. Director and stars of movie changed for many times. The movies actually start out following the books pretty well. Jan 25, 20 samantha, being a broadway star herself, is not shy to the world of les mis. What are the differences between the musical les miserables. When i was 11, i read harry potter and the sorcerers stone for the first time. From stage to screen les miserables behind the scenes oh my gosh, this site contains so many amazing facts about the movie les miserables sleeveless top by tijan. My friend says the acting was amazing but the musical performance was lacking and averagemediocre. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix ive read the book, ive seen the movie, now here.
Les miserables movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Harry apps marius, gerard carey thenardier, josefina gabrielle madame thenardier and. In this post, ill compare book with the recent hugh jackman movie, because it is the only version of les mis that i have seen. The lives of numerous people over the course of 20 years in 19th century france, weaved together by the story of an exconvict named jean valjean on the run from an obsessive police inspector, who pursues him for only a minor offense. Is reading the les miserables book better than watching the 2012 movie. Have you ever waited for your favorite book to be turned into a movie.
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