CINEMA: Powerful tale of redemption and grace*

The new film version of Les Misérables (rated M) is reviewed by Siobhan Reeves. Many great works of art have been set against the backdrop of the 1789 French Revolution. It inspires in equal measure horror and awe. It is described in Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Misérables (1862), as “the most important step of the human race since the advent of Christ”, a time which presented humanity in its daring, terror and majesty. When I was 12 years old, I read Charle…

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