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Is anyone here familiar with this? I've never read it or seen it. Is it fairly historically accurate?
How could you not be familiar with it? It's one of the most famous plays/musicals on Broadway for decades. Or are you asking just if we've seen the recent movie remake? I have not, but I would like to. I thought the film version from around 1997, starring Liam Neeson, was really good, so I'd be interested in seeing if the current version is any better.
Never saw it or read it at all. Makes me feel uncultured. I want to see this new movie though. The previews look pretty good.
From my admittedly limited misunderstanding it is essentially a French Oliver twist type story. If that is the case, it is probably worth watching at least.
The story of Jean Valjean vs. Javert is a good one, and takes place during an interesting time of Parisian history. I would recommend seeing the movie (unless it's a bad remake, in which case I retract my recommendation).
