History Film / LesMiserables2012

** The "Work Song" features the convicts tugging a ship into a drydock, which may be a reference to some earlier adaptations (including at least one production of the musical) taking Valjean's time in "the galleys" too literally.

* YouHaveNoChance: Said pretty much word for word by Loudhailer to Les Amis.

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:Not only does Javert jump into the river, he hits his neck (or back) on a ledge with such a loud ''CRACK!'' there's zero chance he survived.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Stars" is staged with Javert standing on top of a building looking up at the stars and down on the city; the staging is echoed, in places shot-for-shot, for [[spoiler:"Javert's Suicide", making the latter a visual DarkReprise.]]

* FourthWallPsych: Gavroche's reprise of "Look Down" has him addressing other characters, rather than the audience. (His "How do you do, my name's Gavroche" is addressed to a passing rich man who looks like he'd just as soon have foregone the acquaintence.) At one point he appears to be directly speaking to the camera, but the next change of camera angle shows that he's actually speaking to a group of his fellow urchins.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Gavroche's reprise of "Look Down" has him directly speaking to the camera, rather than just openly voicing his thoughts aloud.

* TheOner: The film sometimes pushes its (primarily film rather than stage) actors ''really'' hard in this regard. The most magnificent example of this is probably AnneHathaway's spectacular rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream", which is done in one take and goes through DullEyesOfUnhappiness, nostalgia, regret, sobbing and panicked gasping all while keeping the camera focussed firmly on her face.
* PetTheDog: Javert [[spoiler:unpinning his medal and placing it on Gavroche's body]].

* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler:Javert pins his own medal to Gavroche's body]].

* DutchAngle: * Used often on the Thenardiers in order to make them seem more unpleasant. It's also used at the beginning of Marius's meeting with Valjean, to reflect his excitement about [[spoiler:being married to his daughter.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Stars" is staged with Javert standing on top of a building looking up at the stars and down on the city; the staging is echoed, in places shot-for-shot, for [[spoiler:"Javert's Suicide"]], making the latter a visual DarkReprise.

* CutSong: "Dog Eat Dog", Thénardier's song in the sewers, is gone entirely, as is "Little People" (though its reprise is there since Gavroche is not SparedByTheAdaptation). "Beggars at the Feast" is down to a single verse, and "Turning" gets a handful of lines.

* BackstoryHorror: [[spoiler:When Éponine dies, the camera deliberately pans to show Gavroche, tears running down his face. This has extra resonance for those who have read the book, which explains that [[spoiler:Éponine is his sister.]]

* FaceDeathWithDignity: When Enjolras is cornered he stares down the soldiers and raises the flag defiantly. Even Grantaire stands tall beside him.

* ManlyTears: When Eponine dies, Marius cries, Gavroche is silently weeping, and a single tear falls off of Enjolras's eyelashes.

* BackstoryHorror: When Éponine dies, the camera deliberately pans to show Gavroche, tears running down his face. This has extra resonance for those who have read the book, which explains that Éponine is his sister.

* DiesWideOpen: Fantine and Gavroche.

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Not only does Javert jump into the river, he hits his neck (or back) on a ledge with such a loud ''CRACK!'' there's zero chance he survived.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Stars" is staged with Javert standing on top of a building looking up at the stars and down on the city; the staging is echoed, in places shot-for-shot, for "Javert's Suicide", making the latter a visual DarkReprise.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Fantine is brunette and Cosette is blonde, which is the reverse of their hair colors in the book. Dark-haired Marius is a redhead in the film.

''Les Misérables'' is a 2012 film version of the [[Theatre/LesMiserables stage musical of the same name]]. It is produced by Cameron Mackintosh, directed by Tom Hooper, and stars HughJackman as Jean Valjean and RussellCrowe as Inspector Javert.

* CutSong: "Dog Eat Dog", Thénardier's song in the sewers, is gone entirely. "Beggars at the Feast" is down to a single verse.

* KickTheDog: During the "Master of the House" sequence, the Thénardiers replace an outgoing guest's luggage with a baby carrier (with baby) and Madame Thénardier casually chops off a cat's tail for "filling up the sausages with this and that".

* MythologyGag: The "Work Song" features the convicts tugging a ship into a drydock, which may be a reference to some earlier versions of the musical taking Valjeans time in "the galleys" too literally.

* MovieBonusSong: "Suddenly", in which Valjean sings about how his life has been opened up by Cosette.

''Les Misérables'' is a 2012 film version of the [[Theatre/LesMiserables stage musical of the same name]]. It stars HughJackman as Jean Valjean and RussellCrowe as Inspector Javert.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: At least if you're a person of romantic interest. Fantine gets to be properly tarnished during her fall from grace, but Eponine is remarkably clean and well-nourished for someone living the life she has.