Les Misérables

Today was the culminating event of ten months of preparation. A matinee of the movie Les Misérables. N was fully primed and ready to be my date.

We had rented the soundtrack. We discussed the plot, the central dilemmas. The musical score introduced N to the idea that good music, like literature, works thematically.  We studied up (a little) on the struggle of poor people in 19th century in France. Saw a stage production. Caught a couple of sneak peeks of the movie via YouTube. We were ready.

Today we sat transfixed through the whole film. Left the movie theater in tears. Sang loudly all the way home.