Overview - Jean Valjean

Overview

Jean Valjean is released from prison after nineteen years of hard labor, violence, and suffering. Filled with anger and a deep sense of injustice, he has become a dangerous man who trusts no one and nothing. When he arrives in a small village in Provence, he is repeatedly turned away. Desperate, he unknowingly finds refuge at the house of Bishop Bienvenu, who lives simply, with his sister and a single servant. There, he is surprised by their warm welcome, and his inner demons start to waver. But the temptation to be what society sees in him still haunts him, and he steals the Bishop’s silverware. When the police ultimately catches him, the Bishop forgives him and gifts him the candlesticks. This acts becomes the starting point of Jean Valjean’ transformation into a new man who reclaims his humanity.

Cast

• Name: Grégory Gadebois

  Character: Jean Valjean

  Popularity: 0.7363

  

• Name: Bernard Campan

  Character: Bienvenu Myriel

  Popularity: 0.429

  

• Name: Isabelle Carré

  Character: Baptistine Myriel

  Popularity: 0.7069

  

• Name: Alexandra Lamy

  Character: Madame Magloire

  Popularity: 0.4232

  

• Name: Dominique Pinon

  Character: Boîte à Mots

  Popularity: 0.8298

  

• Name: Albert Dupontel

  Character: Claude Gueux

  Popularity: 0.5378

  

• Name: Laura Behague

  Character: Une paysanne

  Popularity: 0.1079

  

• Name: Romane Libert

  Character: La gamine

  Popularity: 0.2965