Victor Hugo - Enemy of the State
| Title: | Victor Hugo - Enemy of the State |
|---|---|
| Original title: | Victor Hugo, Ennemi d'Etat |
| Format: | 4 x one hour, HD |
| Starring: |
Yannick Choirat Isabelle Carré Erika Sainte Nade Dieu Angela Molina Lorenzo Lefebvre Gaspard Meier-Chaurand Cosima Bevernaege |
| Directed by: | Jean-Marc Moutout |
| Produced by: | Quad Télévision and Point du Jour for France Télévisions |
Victor Hugo - Enemy of the State
1848, Paris under Siege: Victor Hugo is torn between his family, his mistresses and political turmoil - never mind finally completing his classic novel Les Miserables. Although Hugo is a confirmed Royalist, he supports the Republic and Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, who is soon to become president, convinced that he will initiate social reforms. But when the new government is formed and Hugo is overlooked for office, he realizes that he has been used. Furious at the deception, he and his sons launch a daily newspaper to give the people a voice. Nor is it less chaotic on the home front, as he is juggling his love life between two mistresses and his long-suffering wife and mother of his children. When Napoléon seizes power and his sons are jailed for insurrection, Hugo insists that his wife and daughter leave Paris, where he remains, devoting himself wholeheartedly to the resistance. Openly denouncing repression, he is declared Enemy of the State and has to face disgrace and exile.
