Les MisérablesLes Misérables

Moral dilemmas abound in this melodramatic musical set in France between 1815 and 1832. A heartless justice system burdens the poor, even those wretches who steal only one loaf of bread to ward off starvation. Such is the pitiful plight of Jean Valjean the strong hero and moral giant of this story. Even worse, a dying mother, racked by tuberculosis, sells her body to buy medicine for her sick child. Miserable, desperate poor folks suffer the full prosecution of the law and the eternal pursuit of the police. Is justice without compassion, still justice? To the barricades you miserables, you have nothing to lose but your tears!