In the recent film version of the musical Les Misérables (directed by Tom Hooper, Universal Pictures, 2012), based on Victor Hugo’s novel, a man named Jean Valjean steals silver from a bishop. This bishop has been kind to Valjean, who had just been released from prison and was desperate for food and care. When Valjean is caught red-handed with the bishop’s silver, he is brought before the bishop and expects to be condemned. He is, after all, guilty; he cannot escape the reality of his sin...
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