Xavier Giannoli's comedy has
beaucoup de fun at the expense of its heroine (Catherine Frot), whose misplaced faith in her non-abilities is indulged by her cheating hubby (André Marcon), cynical butler (Denis Mpunga) and a society steeped in sniggering hypocrisy.
But true to its operatic spirit, Les Misérables is jam - packed with
beaucoup de subplots, among them the plight of a single mother (Anne Hathaway) hurled into the streets; Jean Valjean's vow to raise her at - first adorable (Isabelle Allen), then beautiful (Amanda Seyfried) daughter Cosette; the mission of a ragtag army of revolutionaries revolting against France's One Percent; and the blossoming romance between Cosette and one of the rebels.