Les Miserables Pt. 2

In this second video we see that Valjean's life has indeed been changed and he has not wasted the mercy he had been shown. He's now the Mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer and the owner of the town factory. We are also introduced to the character of Fantine. Through Fantine we see the harshness of life. She sings about her broken dreams and the struggle she has had in caring for her daughter alone. In fact, she has had to leave her daughter in the care of the conniving Thenardiers (who we will meet later).

Desperate for money, Fantine has to sell her locket, and her hair, before becoming a prostitute. When she fights back against an abusive customer, Javert, now stationed in Montreuil-sur-Mer, arrests her.

The three songs in this video are all wonderfully written and capture the times very well. "At the End of the Day," "I Dreamed a Dream," and "Lovely Ladies" are all memorable both lyrically and musically.