Raymond Bernard

Combining wrenching melodrama with epic sweep, the films of director Raymond Bernard's are some of the finest in French cinema--and some of the least known. As a corrective, this collection includes two of Bernard's best works: his heartbreaking and innovative World War I tragedy, WOODEN CROSSES; and his five-hour version of LES MISERABLES--the richly detailed story of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his pursuer, Inspector Javert--long-considered the best adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel.