positive reviews from critics with a score of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert wrote he liked this film's "expansive freedom and (the) energy of its storytelling". The Los Angeles Times called it "a spectacular-looking film" that "eventually becomes needlessly drawn-out", and added: "the cast is staunch...but Belmondo...easily walks away with the picture." Variety said it was the "mightiest of Lelouch’s humanist hymns", and Belmondo "gives one of the finest perfs of his career". Janet Maslin, who reviewed the film for The New York Times, meanwhile complained about "odd variations on Hugo's themes." Accolades The film won the 1995 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Annie Girardot won the 1996 César Award for Best Supporting Actress. See also Adaptations of Les Misérables References External links Les Miserables at Le Film Guide Les Misérables (1995) at Films de France 1995 films Films based on Les Misérables French war drama films French World War II films Films directed by Claude Lelouch Films scored by Michel Legrand Films scored by Francis Lai Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe winners 1990s French films