Objective: Victor Hugo's great 1831 novel 'Notre Dame de Paris' was less about an ill fated hunchbacked bell-ringer and the gypsy girl he loved but rather a message to the people of Paris about their city's great architecture falling into neglect and disrepair and the success of the novel proved to be the saving grace of the great Cathedral itself. If the subsequent flood of film adaptations concentrate on Quasimodo and Esmerelda that's a testament to the strength of Hugo's characters and their tragic story. Ring them bells and win this accolade. Matches 1 to 7 out of 7 |