![]() ![]() ![]() I think the public is well informed enough to look past these casting choices as long as the acting is top notch. Reading some of the contributions some people seem to think that a cast must not only mention actors skills but also race, but I do not agree. It would be equally strange to defend the choice of actors for certain characters by explaining Javert could have been Haitian as there were some Haitians in France at that time, but then you would have to argue why Javert could be from Haiti, but not Valjean, which discussion to me seems even more nonsensical. But to portray this story in this time with the actors we now have it would be strange to cast actors on basis of racial attributes dating back two centuries. Les miserables is a story, written in a time when racial diversity was less then it is now. What I do not enjoy are the contributions by what I have to describe as the race police. Beautiful colours, scenery, script, a classic social story and of course good actors. Let me start to say that I have really enjoyed the current adaptation of les miserables by the BBC. ![]()
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