1848,ParisunderSiege:VictorHugoistornbetweenhisfamily,hismistressesand oliticalturmoil-nevermindfinallycom letinghisclassicnovelLesMiserables.AlthoughHugoisaconfirmedRoyalist,hesu ortstheRe ublicandLouisNa oléonBona arte,whoissoontobecome resident,convincedthathewillinitiatesocialreforms.ButwhenthenewgovernmentisformedandHugoisoverlookedforoffice,herealizesthathehasbeenused.Furiousatthedece tion,heandhissonslaunchadailynews a ertogivethe eo leavoice.Norisitlesschaoticonthehomefront,asheisjugglinghislovelifebetweentwomistressesandhislong-sufferingwifeandmotherofhischildren.WhenNa oléonseizes owerandhissonsarejailedforinsurrection,HugoinsiststhathiswifeanddaughterleaveParis,whereheremains,devotinghimselfwholeheartedlytotheresistance.O enlydenouncingre ression,heisdeclaredEnemyoftheStateandhastofacedisgraceandexile