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6	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine Fight. Dream. Hope. Love.]]'']]
7	->''♫ Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men.\
8	It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again!\
9	When the beating of your heart echoes the beating of the drums\
10	There is a life about to start when tomorrow comes! ♫''
11	-->-- "Do You Hear the People Sing?"
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13	''Les Misérables'' is a 2012 film version of the stage [[TheMusical musical]] ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', itself an adaptation of Creator/VictorHugo's [[TheEpic epic]] [[Literature/LesMiserables novel of the same name]]. While primarily based on the musical, the film also incorporates elements from the novel that were left out of the original production.
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15	Like the novel and musical, the film chronicles the story of Jean Valjean (Creator/HughJackman), a reformed criminal who becomes mayor of a small town in early 19th century UsefulNotes/{{France}}. After one of his workers, Fantine (Creator/AnneHathaway), is outed as a single mother and resorts to prostitution before dying, Valjean takes custody of her daughter Cosette (Creator/AmandaSeyfried as an adult) from the scheming Thénardiers (Creator/SachaBaronCohen and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter).
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17	Some years later, Valjean and Cosette have moved to Paris, where sparks fly between her and young bachelor Marius (Creator/EddieRedmayne). Marius is also a member of a revolutionary group led by Enjolras (Creator/AaronTveit), and is oblivious to the feelings of the now-impoverished Thénardier daughter Eponine (Creator/SamanthaBarks). Inspector Javert (Creator/RussellCrowe), the officer who granted Valjean's parole, tries to maintain order as revolution brews in Paris, while Valjean risks his identity being discovered by Javert, who does not believe he has truly reformed.
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19	It was produced by Cameron Mackintosh and directed by Creator/TomHooper. A sung-through musical, the film is notable for Hooper's decision to have the vocals recorded live on set, as opposed to having the actors lip-synch to pre-recorded tracks, to create more natural performances.
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21	!!In addition to tropes inherited from both the novel and the stage adaptation of this story, this film provides examples of:
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23	[[index]]
24	* LesMiserables2012/TropesAToL
25	* LesMiserables2012/TropesMToZ
26	[[/index]]
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