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Tahar Rahim, Camille Cottin, Benjamin Lavernhe & Noémie Merlant Join Fred Cavayé’s ‘Les Misérables’; Studiocanal Launching Sales In Cannes
Tahar Rahim, Camille Cottin, Benjamin Lavernhe and Noémie Merlant Join Fred Cavayé’s ‘Les Misérables’; Studiocanal Launching Sales In Cannes
They join Vincent Lindon who was previously announced for the role of Jean Valjean, the hero of Victor Hugo’s 1862 classic novel who transforms from hardened ex-convict and parole breaker to benevolent industrialist. Cavayé, who has co-written the screenplay adaptation with Clémence Madeleine Perdrillat and Benjamin Dupas, is promising to remain faithful to the original novel at the same time as putting the accent on Valjean’s flight from Javert, the story’s social injustice elements and strong female characters to give the film contemporary mainstream appeal. The official synopsis for Cavayé’s adaptation reads: “After enduring 16 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean emerges a hardened man.
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