Sex, Romance & NuditySome bawdy scenes/references, especially in a few scenes that feature prostitutes and a brothel. One scene shows a prostitute being used by a client (her skirt is up; he's on top of her); it isn't erotic or revealing.
Are there any inappropriate scenes in Les Miserables?
Eponine is briefly seen in underwear, wrapping her breasts tightly with cloth to pass as a man. Fantine is seen in undergarments as well, with some cleavage showing. Marius and Cosette kiss passionately. A man lifts up a woman's skirt using his cane and touches her clothed breasts.
There is violence, injustice, grief and coarse language. There's also a spirit of fighting for change, and ultimately an uplifting message. Commonsense Media puts the film version of “Les Miserables” at 14+.
Sadie Mckenna It really depends on what kind of reader said thirteen-year-old is. There is not much of anything "inappropriate", but there are some pretty bloody battle scenes, which are fairly descriptive. There are no sex scenes, two characters kiss and that is it (it is not very " visual".
Why the Music in Les Misérables (2012) is Worse than you Thought
What is the main problem in Les Miserables?
Major conflict Valjean struggles to transform himself from a thief into an honest man; over the years he struggles to stay a step ahead of the zealous police officer Javert and tries to raise his adopted daughter, Cosette.
Although set hundreds of years ago, its themes are universal; we still live in a world dogged by inequality, poverty and injustice. If all art is political, then Les Mis is a piece of theatre that wants to help you escape difficult times, but also make you question the present by looking at a long-lost past.
Grantaire – Grantaire (Also known as "R") was a student revolutionary with little interest in the cause. He reveres Enjolras, and his admiration is the main reason that Grantaire spends time with Les Amis de l'ABC (Friends of the ABC), despite Enjolras's occasional scorn for him.
*Please note that fog, haze and live flame is used onstage during the show. There are 3 live gunshots that occur in the Second Act, as well as moving lights and sound effects.
Instead, the school edition seeks to abridge a lengthy score by removing a few unnecessary musical interludes, namely the counterpoint section of “The Confrontation,” much of “Dog Eats Dog,” and the “Wedding Chorale.” Thankfully, many of the most iconic Les Mis moments are very much in tact in this version, we'll just ...
Fantine dies with Valjean by her side, Eponine dies with Marius by her side, Enjolras, the students, and Gavrcohe die for their cause and all together. Valjean dies with Cosette and Marius by his side. So Javert is really the saddest from that point of view.
The love story is ultimately a father/daughter story, one where the father will do anything for his beloved daughter, to the point where his entire being is transformed for the better. And Cosette, for her part, finds belonging and family after suffering a childhood of brutal abuse.
While the show could be viewed as simply depressing — it is called “the miserables,” after all — viewers would be remiss in reducing it to just another sad story. Les Misérables is a story full of hope and the promise of a better tomorrow.
Hugo used Les Misérables to criticize the injustices of 19th century France. However, issues dealt with in the novel are universal and still resonate — the rights of women, intergenerational conflict, cruelty of the justice system, and the failure of society's institutions.
Winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over 70 million, this musical phenomenon is an epic tale of passion and redemption in the throes of revolution. Les Misérables School Edition may only be performed by a cast of students aged 18 and under, without exception.
My point is, the whole sequence is by far the most upsetting bit of the film and involves mature themes like prostitution, sex and brothels so you may want to cover your child's eyes or skip through this bit and just tell them what happens, as all of the prostitute bits are in one sequence.
Poor old Jean Valjean, of course, loved Cosette only as a father; but, as we noted earlier, into this fatherly love his lonely single status in life had introduced every other kind of love; he loved Cosette as his daughter, and he loved her as his mother, and he loved her as his sister; and, as he had never had either ...
Fantine might die, but her love for Cosette ensures Cosette's survival. Jean Valjean adopts Cosette as his own daughter, and the young rebel Marius Pontmercy falls in love with her.
Marius Pontmercy: A student revolutionary who is friends with Eponine, Marius falls in love with Cosette and is later rescued from the barricades by Valjean who eventually gives Marius and Cosette permission to be married.
France's Oscar-Nominated Les Misérables Is an Invigorating Tale of Poverty and Revolt. Sometimes the value of a movie lies not in telling you a story you've never heard, but in the way it draws you, for an hour or two, deeply into someone else's world.
Some of the most well-known are: “I Dreamed a Dream”, “One Day More”, “On My Own”, “Bring Him Home”, “Do You Hear the People Sing?”, “Who Am I?”, “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”, “Stars”, and “A Heart Full of Love”.
Emma Oliveros The most miserable or tragic character in Les Miserables for me is Eponine. As soon as I read about her, my heart really felt sad about her. Like she was an innocent, poor one. I honestly forgot she was once evil to Cosette.
