Wednesday, December 26, 2012

~ The Sets Of Les Miserables ~ Architectural Digest ~

THE SETS OF LES MISÉRABLES

Through dramatic set design and a pitch-perfect cast, the legendary story of a nation in turmoil comes to vivid new life in Hollywood’s adaptation.  Text by Cathy Whitlock.


Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

Victor Hugo’s beloved historic novel turned global Tony Award–winning musical sensation Les Misérablesmakes its debut on the silver screen this Christmas. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, the musical drama weaves a tale of unrequited love, revolution, and redemption with an all-star cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Helena Bonham Carter. Academy Award–winning director Tom Hooper and production designer Eve Stewart collaborate for the fourth time, having also worked together on the visually stunning and award-winning The King’s Speech, among other productions. In Les Mis, the duo translate the environs of the book, which include majestic French mountain ridges and the bleak Parisian streets of 1832, in all their glory via London’s Pinewood Studios in a shoot that lasted just 12 weeks.


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