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To fans of the book

posted 13 years ago by Jolenealaska
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I saw the musical for the first time (actually the 25th anniversary concert) a couple of months ago. I LOVED it (and have watched it dozens of times since). The musical inspired me to read the book, which I am about halfway through now. When I finish the book I intend to watch one of the movies. Through Netflix I can get the 1998, 1978, 1952, 1935 and 1934 versions. The 1934 version is in French (I assume subtitled) and is 5 hours long. I am on the wait-list for that one but I'm told that it's a long wait. Does anybody have any advice about which of the other versions I should order first? I am looking not only for pure enjoyment, but even more so for faithfulness to Victor Hugo's story.

[–] dunbar7 13 years ago

Subscribe to Hulu Plus ($7.99 a month) and watch it online. It's uninterrupted and the remaster is amazing. This is the best version I have seen so far and seems to include most of the important text from the book. Don't waste your time with the Liam Niesson/Uma Thurman version, it's crap and doesn't follow the book at all.

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