... is to see the Face of God." From the epilogue of Les Miserables (the musical ) based on Victor Hugo 's book. The overtones of deeply faithful spirituality leap through the characters and is why it is one of the longest running shows in London's West End and soon to be Oscar nominated. It is, of course, a tale of redemption and the words "to love another person is to see the face of God" delivered in the very last moment of the show just before Jean Valjean dies is profound and the perfect payoff to three hours of misery. The new movie musical version of Les Miserables directed by Tom Hooper unpacks the beautiful collaboration by Cameron Mackintosh composed by French composer Claude-Michel Schönberg with a libretto by Alain Boublil , and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and expands its power and scale bringing to light the metaphorical and archetypal resonance of Victor Hugo's original work while honoring the tapestry of love this work has represented s...
