Article updated: 12/19/2012 12:33 PM

‘Les Mis’ translates pop opera into bold musical drama

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A fugitive (Hugh Jackman) realizes the consequences of his actions when he finds a young mother (Anne Hathaway) near death in the film version of "Les Miserables."

A paroled thief (Hugh Jackman) struggles to make a new life for himself in the film version of "Les Miserables."

Fugitive-turned-businessman Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) rescues an orphan (Isabelle Allen) in the pop opera "Les Miserables."

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Hey! Where can you see Marvel Comics superhero Wolverine dressed up in French finery and singing about his feelings to everyone around him? In "Les Miserables," that's where! Tom Hooper's production announces itself as a bold work of cinema, not some stodgy, faithful adaptation of the heart-rending, soul-searing pop opera that's played all over the world on professional and amateur stages.

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