#laigle

[batrachois]

R/joly/boss

I missed drawing them

[crazyhappycat]

I dont knot what Victor Hugo expected when he wrote Les Miserables

But a bunch of emotional teens writing fanfictions about his work in 2025 was probably not what he expected

[mabeuf5]

can’t quite place my finger on it, but there’s something so heart-rending and tragic about joly and lesgles dying with a blocked nose… something something it’s so humanising??? like they’re in this big epic and dying heroically but at the end of the day they still have a cold bc they’re just regular people? idk i’m rambling

[orbitingapollo]

how do you usually refer to him?

lesgle

legle

lesgles

l'aigle

laigle

l'aigle de meaux

bossuet

other/he's bald

Voting ended onNov 13, 2024

[whirlwindstars]

A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon @ueinra 's post about 1964's Italian "Les Misérables". That made me prepare an insight into this scene because, frankly, it's hilarious.

So, citizens, get ready for:

"Blondeau's Funeral Oration, by Bossuet"

With no oration. And Italian.

Chapter 1: Marius MARIO

Yeah, they "italianized" the name. For some reason. I have no idea.

And the story is now narrated from his POV because it comes right after his fight with Gillenormand. I mean, the two-scenes sequence is the same as in the novel. If you don't count those 5 in-between pages about a bunch of guys who really love the alphabet...

Chapter 2: Bossuet THE EAGLE

In the novel, the chapter is seen from Bossuet's POV. Here, he appears as a new character in the scene.

Only, he's never called Bossuet.

Here, let him introduce himself:

So, in the tv series, the guy literally comes out of nowhere and starts talking with Mario... And he does not tell him why he knows he's THE Mario.

He does it in the book, yes. The handbag. Not here.

He just knows.

While he's not bald in this adaptation, the fact that he's portrayed by an Italian actor, in an Italian production, makes the man really expressive!

(I might be biased here, but this physical acting makes the amount of static scenes this tv production has much more enjoyable!)

This is Bossuet doing an impression of Blondeau:

Chapter 3: COURFEYRAC

Marius is now Mario. Bossuet is now The Eagle.

Not Courfeyrac. He stays Courfeyrac.

Clearly the easiest "name" to remember.

Anyways, we've now arrived at the moment that made me do this post.

Yes, Courfeyrac literally comes out of nowhere (probably from the same portal Bossuet used before) and asks Mario if he needs a place to stay!

Chapter 4: SOME CHANGES

The scene thus far has been almost word-to-word to the original chapter. But they added something Hugo's version lacked...

The coachman is a character here!

And he's fed up with Mario living on his coach!

So both friends just... Jump on the coach with Mario.

If you thought Javert & Valjean's carriage ride was awkward enough,

this is Mario's ride:

Chapter 5: ADDED PARTS

There are a couple of lines from later chapters in the book, like when they discuss Marius's political beliefs or when Courfeyrac suggests he should work as a translator.

But that's nothing compared to what's coming...

Mario meets Cosette and Valjean while on the carriage!!

There's a reason for that: the director did not have the time, nor the budget, to shoot many outdoor scenes. If you look closely, the gardens are actually a painted background.

Hey, it's 1960's RAI, not the HBO...

What follows is pretty canon: Courfeyrac thinks Cosette is not good looking, and Mario compliments Valjean's posture.

"Republic of Dreams, Province of Illusions, Capital City Soap Bubble"

- The Eagle, talking about Mario's brain

Ah, yes, Courfeyrac is "The richest revolutionary in all of free France".

[c0urfeyac]

rip bossuet i think you're the only man who understands me (i walked straight into a wall today)

[hayzeydayzey]

Happy Barricade Day and Happy Pride Month!! 🏳️‍🌈🫶

[stars-in-your-multitudes]

Phantom faces at the window,

Phantom shadows on the floor.