French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Miserables, but less known is his work as an illustrator – the subject of a new exhibition in London.

The image most associated with Les Mis was based on a drawing by French illustrator Emile Bayard for the first edition of the novel, but nowadays, it's an instantly recognizable icon owing to its ...

As Donald Trump prepares to host Les Mis at the Kennedy Center, a Victor Hugo scholar imagines what the author would make of the president. The Real Message Behind Les Misérables Skip to main content ...

France's Ladj Ly on Taking Les Miserables to the Oscars. Vivienne Walt/Paris. Thu, ... Ly says that, like every Montfermeil child, he was deeply familiar with Hugo’s book from an early age, ...

France's New 'Les Misérables' Film Is Not The 'Les Mis' Musical You Know This 2019 film is not another adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel. It portrays life in a poor Paris suburb — where the ...

France's Oscar contender for best international feature this year is titled Les Misérables. But it has nothing to do with Victor Hugo or the musical — this one is inspired by the 2005 Paris riots.

This 2019 film is not another adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel. It portrays life in a poor Paris suburb — where the police force is corrupt and residents are struggling just to get by.

PARIS — France has put its Oscar hopes this year in “Les Misérables,” a film that nods to Victor Hugo’s classic but is very much a modern-day story of inequality and heavy-handed policing ...

Les Misérables: What You Need To Know . Vive la France! Tragedy, misfortune, and—above all else—love, are all in store in the new TV adaptation of Les Misérables on MASTERPIECE on PBS.