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[nopardons]

Oh WOW...I haven't seen the 1933 French version; didn't even know it existed; however, have every single other version. ;^) Many thanks for the info!

Did see a LOT of old movies at MOMA, but haven't gone that route in a very long time...too much of a hassle now.

Talking about old French movies...have you ever seen the THE 1927 Abel Gance silent "NAPOLEAN"? I did...with full symphony orchestra, when they were touring it, in the '80s. Now THAT was something else again and in spades!

[miss marmelstein]

Yes, I saw Napolean opening night at Radio City with Coppola’s orchestra (I imagine that’s the music you heard as well). Francis Ford C. got Abel Gance on the telephone in Paris and Ed Koch introduced it. Great night!

If you liked that, you’ll like this Les Miz. The director was clearly influenced by Abel Gance.

[nopardons]

LOL...I assumed that you had seen the Gance NAPOLEAN; we usually have seen the same movies/shows.

WOW....what an opening night THAT must have been and yes, I bet that you had a GREAT night!

I saw it at the CHICAGO Theatre ( which is NOT a movie theatre, but had had a screen installed for this ) and Chicago Symphony Orchestra were in the pit. I too had a great night; just not as a spectacular one, as you.

I have seen another Gance film, as well. He was a genius!

Now I'm going to have to see, perhaps own that Les Mis film; even more so, now, knowing what I do, thanks to you, than to just fill in the empty space of not have all versions of it.

[miss marmelstein]

That event was a long time ago! But I remember it like it was yesterday.

[nopardons]

Me too! :-)