Romantics of Paris

Whilst the upheaval of revolution transforms France, young romantics dream of a new world through their art.

While Hugo is elected to the prestigious Académie Française, Balzac is occupied with his great work ‘The Human Comedy’.

With the 1848 revolutions challenging the monarchy, the romantics' convictions are also tested.

Exiled in Guernsey from October 1855, Hugo completes "Les Misérables" with the help of his lifelong mistress, Juliette Drouet.