Les Indes Galantes - Rameau (DVD)

Advantages: Great Cast, Great Musical, The Extra performance of Do You Hear the People Sing and One Day More.
Disadvantages: No the full score.

...Les Miserables is a near-perfect show. It has great songs and brilliant characters which are often portrayed by brilliant actors. There is no finer display of this casting than the Anniversary DVD. The original Valjean, Colm Wilkinson has not lost any of his wonderful voice and his counter-part Javert, Philip Quast, is equally as 'on-form'. Ruthie Henshall and Lea Salonga are also fine at their parts and the original Marius, Michael Ball is fantastic as usual. Michael Maguire's American accent makes a nice change and provides the perfect voice for Enjolras. As Les Miserables is a predominantly stationairy show anyway, the lack of movement in the DVD is not a problem. The characters are in costume and do a fair amount of moving making the DVD really seem like Les Mis. The songs are well sung by all and there no weak links in the show... Read review

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Advantages: The most amazing musical EVER !!
Disadvantages: Should be twice as long !!!!!

...I've only ever seen one musical in the West End ..... guess which one !!! I've actually seen "Les Miserables" twice and would many more times if given the chance. Les Miserables is widely recognised as the World's most popular musical. 10 years after it's opening night, the 1996 10th Anniversary concert which took place at The Royal Albert Hall, has become almost as legendary as the show itself. This amazing production is one of the most remarkable performances of Les Miserables ever put together, with the full magnificance of the score accompanied by the outstanding Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The "Dream Cast" put together for this production includes over 250 performers with some of the West End's top musical actors taking the lead roles, many of these stars have appeared in the show worldwide. A bit about "Les... Read review

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Advantages: Really beautiful and sad
Disadvantages: Minor characters are a little clichéd

...Au Revoir, Les Enfants (which I'll leave you to translate for yourselves) is a French film (no surprises there) which won a whole host of awards in 1987, such as the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, a Bafta for Best Director and 7 César Awards (France's Baftas), as well as being nominated for 2 Oscars. However, considering how critically acclaimed this was, it's practically unheard of and difficult to find. It's the debut film by director Louis Malle, and it's based on his own childhood experiences. The story revolves around a boy named Julien Quentin, who goes to a Catholic boarding school during World War II. When a new boy, Jean Bonnet, arrives, the pair get on well and form a friendship. However, when Jean starts to act strangely, and Julien delves more about Jean's past, he discovers a secret that could tear... Read review

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