Overview
Set against the background of the French Revolution and based on Victor Hugo's classic novel this is the story of Jean Valjean who is sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread and is released after nineteen years. He meets and cares for a beautiful but poverty-stricken young girl named Fantine who has daughter Cosette. After Fantine's death Valjean brings Cosette up but he is haunted by Javert - a policeman whose search for Valjean has become an obsession.
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as Jean Valjean
- John Malkovich as Javert
- Christian Clavier as Thénardier
- Asia Argento as Éponine Thénardier
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Fantine
- Jeanne Moreau as Mère Innocente
- Veronica Ferres as Madame Thénardier
- Virginie Ledoyen as Cosette
- Enrico Lo Verso as Marius
- Giovanna Mezzogiorno as Soeur Simplice