LES MISÉRABLES (2019)
FRANCE
Stéphane has recently joined the Anti-Crime Brigade in Montfermeil, the town where Victor Hugo set his novel “Les Miserables.” He quickly discovers tensions running high between neighborhood gangs. When his team finds itself overrun during the course of an arrest, a drone captures their every action.
UNLIKELY
“Parasite” basically has this category locked. In my personal opinion, this wasn’t even the best film to come out of France this year. “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” takes my vote for that.
FRANCE
| 1948 (21st) | Special Foreign Language Film | “Monsieur Vincent” | WON |
| 1950 (23rd) | Honorary Foreign Language Film | “The Walls of Malapaga” | WON |
| 1952 (25th) | Honorary Foreign Language Film | “Forbidden Games” | WON |
| 1956 (29th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Gervaise” | NOMINEE |
| 1957 (30th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Gates of Paris” | NOMINEE |
| 1958 (31st) | Best Foreign Language Film | “My Uncle” | WON |
| 1959 (32nd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Black Orpheus” | WON |
| 1960 (33rd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “La Vérité” | NOMINEE |
| 1962 (35th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Sundays and Cybele” | WON |
| 1964 (37th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” | NOMINEE |
| 1966 (39th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “A Man and a Woman” | WON |
| 1967 (40th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Live for Life” | NOMINEE |
| 1968 (41st) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Stolen Kisses” | NOMINEE |
| 1969 (42nd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “My Night at Maud’s” | NOMINEE |
| 1970 (43rd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Hoa-Binh” | NOMINEE |
| 1972 (45th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” | WON |
| 1973 (46th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Day for Night” | WON |
| 1974 (47th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Lacombe, Lucien” | NOMINEE |
| 1976 (49th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Cousin, Cousine” | NOMINEE |
| 1977 (50th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Madame Rosa” | WON |
| 1978 (51st) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Get Out Your Handkerchiefs” | WON |
| 1979 (52nd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “A Simple Story” | NOMINEE |
| 1980 (53rd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Last Metro” | NOMINEE |
| 1982 (55th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Coup de Torchon” (Clean Slate) | NOMINEE |
| 1983 (56th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Entre Nous” | NOMINEE |
| 1985 (58th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Three Men and a Cradle” | NOMINEE |
| 1986 (59th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Betty Blue” | NOMINEE |
| 1987 (60th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Au Revoir Les Enfants” (Goodbye, Children) | NOMINEE |
| 1989 (62nd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Camille Claudel” | NOMINEE |
| 1990 (63rd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Cyrano de Bergerac” | NOMINEE |
| 1992 (65th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Indochine” | WON |
| 1996 (69th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Ridicule” | NOMINEE |
| 1999 (72nd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “East-West” | NOMINEE |
| 2000 (73rd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Taste of Others” | NOMINEE |
| 2001 (74th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Amélie” | NOMINEE |
| 2004 (77th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Chorus” (Les Choristes) | NOMINEE |
| 2005 (78th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Joyeux Noël” | NOMINEE |
| 2008 (81st) | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Class” | NOMINEE |
| 2009 (82nd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “A Prophet” | NOMINEE |
| 2015 (88th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Mustang” | NOMINEE |
RELEASE DATE
October 11, 2019
DIRECTOR
Ladj Ly
WRITTEN BY
Ladj Ly
Giordano Gederlini
Alexis Manenti
BASED ON
“Les Misérables”
by Ladj Ly
STUDIO
Amazon Studios
Rated R
(for language throughout, some disturbing/violent content, and sexual references)
CRIME
DRAMA
THRILLER
102 minutes
OSCARS CHALLENGE
Viewed January 13, 2020
Independent Spirit Awards Screener Streamed on MacBook Pro
FILMS LEFT
37
DAYS LEFT
28
