1、Les miserables,Contents,1,2,3,4,The author,The novel,The movie,The musical,Author,Victor-Marie Hugo (February 26, 1802 May 22, 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and perhaps the most influential exponent of the Romantic movement i
2、n France. In France, his literary reputation rests primarily on his poetic and dramatic output and only secondarily on his novels. He is sometimes identified as the greatest French poet. Outside France, his best-known works are the novels Les Misrables and Notre-Dame de Paris.,His dramas,1827: 克伦威尔(
3、Cromwell),1830:欧那尼 (Hernani),1838:吕布拉(Ruy Blas),His poems,1829:东方诗集(les Orientales),1853:惩罚集 (les Chatiments),1856:沉思集 (les Contemplations),1859-1883:世纪传说(la Legende des siecles),His novels,Notre-Dame de Paris,les Miserables,LHomme qui Rit,Novel,Introduction,Les Miserables “ (1862) is representative
4、 works of Victor Hugo, as one of the most famous novels in the French literature.,Written and published by Victor Hugo in 1962; set the time period between 1789 and 1848.,Paints a vivid picture of Paris after the French Revolution and the controversial rule of Napoleon Bonaparte.,Hugo explores the c
5、hallenges faced at every level of society during this time, especially the injustices endured by the poor.,The theme,This story tells us about kind. Hugo hopes the society becomes clear and human. So his plot bases on Jean Valjeana miserable man. Then he tell the story about the poor womanFantine ,n
6、ext is Cosette. All these stories has the comments, that is the miserable life because of the persecution of the upper class. In facts, Hugo was raging of the present society.,Plots,The novel basic plot is Jean Valjean pitiful life history. He originally is one poor family background worker, because
7、 the income insufficient family member gets by, by one time stole the bread is arrested is put in prison. Passed 19 years firm prison and the bitter service life. The punishment completely after also has the larceny behavior, but benevolent bishop in the rice the sorrowful influence, the transformat
8、ion is one he had become manner person.,He uses an alias is Madland, works as the entrepreneur, and is pushed for mayor. But soon and further because exposed the status is arrested is put in prison, after escapes rescues the deceased female worker Fantins daughter Cosette match from one bastard hand
9、 special, went to Paris. Afterwards again unceasingly encountered polices pursuit. The Jean Valjean entire life fills is imprisoned the pain which the bitter service and drifts about destitute, this is the novel main clue.,Relationships,Myriel,Jean Valjean,Javert,Fantine,Cosette,Marius,ponine,Thnard
10、iers,Redeemed,Unrequited,Redeem,Police,Criminal,Help,Daughter,Lover,Daughter,Convicted for stealing a loaf of bread, he is punished in prison for nineteen years. Rejected as former convict, Bishop Myriel turns his life around. He assumes a new identity to pursue an honest life, becomes a factory own
11、er and a mayor. He adopts and raises Fantines daughter, Cosette, and dies at an old age.,Jean Valjean,An obsessive police inspector who continuously hunts, tracks down, and loses Ran A Rang. He goes undercover behind the barricade, but is unmasked. Ran A Rang has the chance to kill Javert, but lets
12、him go. Later Javert allows Ran A Rang to escape. For the first time, Javert is in a situation in which to act lawfully is immoral. His inner conflict leads him to jumping into the River Seine.,Javert,Fatine,she abandoned by her lover, she leaves her daughter Cosette in the care of the Thnardiers. S
13、he finds work at the factory runned by Ran A Rang, but is fired by a woman because she is an unmarried mother. To meet the demands for money from the Thnardiers, she sells her hair, then her front teeth, and finally turns to prostitution. She dies before Ran A Rang is able to reunite her with Cosett
14、e.,Cosette,The daughter of Fantine, she is raised by Ran A Rang after her mother dies. For the first few years she is raised, she is used as a worker and beaten by the Thnardiers. She falls in love with Marius Pontmercy, and marries him at the end of the novel.,An aristocrat who fell out with his ro
15、yalist grandfather after discovering his father was an officer under Napoleon. He studies law, joins the revolutionary ABC students and later falls in love with Cosette.,Marius,Movie,Liam Neeson,In 1993, he played Schindler in Schindlers List.In 2003, he played Daniel in Love Actually.,Geoffrey Rush
16、,In 2003, 2007 and 2011, he played Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean.In 2010, he played Lionel Logue in The Kings Speech,Uma Thurman,In 2003, she played the Bride in Kill Bill.In 2012, she played madeleine in Bel Ami.,Claire Danes,In 1996, she played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.In 2011, she played
17、 Carrie in Homeland.,The features,It is the work which one realism and the romanticism unifies, the very many chapters glitter the realism glory, such as , in 1832 Pariss street barricade war all wrote is quite real. But the romanticism technique quite was also obvious in the plot arrangement, write
18、s the many extraordinary events. If Ran A rang lets lie down is lifted in the coffin the monastery, he rescues from the street barricade Marilius, all is strange, moldy, environment description, symbolic and contrast technique aspect and so on utilization in the character image, also manifests the r
19、omanticism the characteristic.,In the work, with his artistic charm ,it showed the capitalist society slaved the working people, and revealed the cruel reality. Although the novel concluded factor of the realism ,it is still a romantic masterpiece, because of its shaping of the characters, the descr
20、iption of the environment, the antithesis methods and the application of art.,The comments,Musicals,Musical theater is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance routines and spoken dialogue. It is closely related to opera, being distinguished by the use of popular music of various forms, and t
21、he use of non-sung dialogue, and the avoidance of many operatic convention.,Definition,1,3,2,4,Operas,Miss Saigon,Les miserable,The phantom of the opera,Cats,Musicals,1985 Original London Cast,1995 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall,2010 New 25th Anniversary Production (Tour Cast),Pos
22、ters,Classic lines,“I dreamed a dream in time gone by, when hope was high and life worth living. I dreamed that love would never die. I dreamed that God would be forgiving. Then I was young and unafraid. And dreams were made and used and wasted. There was no ransom to be paid, no song unsung, no win
23、e untasted. But the tigers come at night with their voices soft as thunder. As they tear your hope apart, as they turn your dream to shame.”,曾几何时，我流连梦境，心比天高，人生充满希望。 我梦见爱情永不消逝,我梦见上帝慈爱宽恕。 那时我多么年轻，多么无畏,随心梦想，从不设防。不必付出什么代价，无歌不唱，无酒不尝。 然而猛兽在黑夜来袭，如晴天霹雳轰然炸响。 活生生撕碎了希望，把美梦全变成懊悔。,I dreamed a dream,“On my own, p
24、retending hes beside me. All alone, I walk with him till morning. Without him, I feel his arms around me. And when I lose my way, I close my eyes and he has found me. In the rain, the pavement shines like silver. All the lights are misty in the river. In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
25、. And all I see is him and me forever and forever!”,一个人，假装他在我身旁。 孤单单，他陪我走到天亮。 他不在，我却能感到他的拥抱。 迷路时只需闭上双眼，他就会找到我。 雨朦胧，地面银光闪烁。 看街灯，映河水如烟如梦。 黑暗中，树枝间缀满星辰。 我仿佛看见我俩相伴，直到永远！,On my own,Lord, let me find him, that I may see him safe behind bars! I will never rest till then! This I swear! This I swear by the st
26、ars! 主啊！让我找到他，将他置于牢笼之下！我会不眠不休，直到那天为止！我以这星辰之名向你起誓！,stars,Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men. It is the music of a people. Who will not be slaves again! When the beating of your heart. Echoes the beating of the drums. There is a life about to start. When tomorrow comes.,听啊，人们在唱歌 黑夜幽谷，歌声回荡 那是一个民族的欢呼 翻山越岭终见光芒 人间困苦都尝遍 还有一线希望位泯灭 哪怕长夜漆黑 太阳也终将升起,脚步不能到达的地方，眼光可以到达；眼光不能到达的地方，精神可以飞到。 人的两只耳朵，一只听到上帝的声音，一只听到魔鬼的声音。 人，有了物质才能生存；人，有了理想才谈得上生活。 比海洋更辽阔的是天空，比天空更辽阔的是人的胸怀。 释放无限光明的是人心，制造无边黑暗的也是人心。,Thank you,
