{
  "id": 9401810,
  "title": "‘Les Misérables’ Review: A Starry, Lavishly Empty, French-Language Version of Victor Hugo’s Epic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/les-miserables-review-a-starry-lavishly-empty-french-language-version",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:42:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/les-miserables-review-1236871999/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nobody sings in the latest adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1462-page cinder-block classic, but the absence of rousing musical numbers does not mean that Fred Cavayé’s “Les Misérables” is going for gritty realism. The 179-minute film, enjoying a reported $37m budget and a host of Big French Stars trapped in starchily archetypal Big French Roles, spackles […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}