“Les Misérables” is not merely named after Victor Hugo’s celebrated novel, it shares its setting and succeeds splendidly in a mutual goal. Directed and co-written by Ladj Ly, who was born, raised and ...

Fans of "Les Miserables" who thought the Tom Hooper movie was too short are in luck. Just don't expect any singing. The BBC and The Weinstein Co. are teaming up to turn Victor Hugo's classic tale ...

Ladj Ly’s racially charged feature debut, “Les Misérables,” which won the 2019 Jury Prize at Cannes, was selected by France’s Oscar committee as the country’s submission for the international feature ...

Canal+ Group, the listed pay-TV banner which owns “Paddington” producer/distributor Studiocanal, hosted a splashy ...

Variety reports that Weinstein Television and the BBC will collaborate on a new version of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. Andrew Davies, who recently adapted "War & Peace" into a BBC and A&E miniseries ...

His first feature has been nominated for an Oscar, but Ladj Ly has even bigger goals: Make French cinema make room for more filmmakers like him. Ladj Ly’s racially charged feature debut, “Les ...