Le Misérables

When I was younger and healthier,  in the 1980s and 1990s,  I often travelled to London and went to the theater to see a lot of plays. The first show I went to was a musical version of Victor Hugo's "Le Misérables" . I fell in love with the play and am still a fan of the story to this day. For me, there was only ever the musical until the story was made into a movie with Liam in 1998.
In 1998 Varity wrote about the movie "Le Misérables" :" The third American big screen redition of Victor Hugos classic novel "Le Misérables" is without a doupt the most emotionally powerful and handsomely mounted production of the story yet. Superb International cast includes a terrific Liam Neeson!'
In this adaptation by Billy August, Liam takes on the part of Valjean,  who is released on parole from a convict camp after 20 years of hard labor and humiliation. The harsh treatment and cruelty in the prison camp turned Valjean into a brute with strong survival instincts. But he has no sense of morality and is suspicious of everything and everyone. Valjean relies only on his instinative wits and his physical strenght. In contras to the two previous film version from 1935 and 1952,  the 1998 film version begins at the moment when Valjean released from prison and is on his way to Dijon. Valjean relies only on his instinctire mind and his physical strenght. 
Since it is impossible to tell the entire story in one movie, the focus is on Valjean's struggle for good and peace within himself, as well as the cat-and-mouse-play between Valjean and his adversary Javert. Two opposing,  but not completely opposite personalities. Director August elicits a powerful and multi-layered performance from Liam as Valjean. Liam's combination of physical stature and lyrical expressireness makes him ideal for the role of a man bottling his own demons.
Le Misérables is number three in my favorite film list with Liam. Number one is of course "Schindler's List" and number two is "Micheal Collins" 
❤️🇮🇪🍀💚🤍🧡Maidin mhaith, a Liam, guím lá iontach síochánta oraibh. Tabhair aire an-mhaith duit féin agus fan sláintiúil. Tá súil agam go mbeidh cupán tae againn le chéile go luath.  
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