- 1848,ParisunderSiege:VictorHugoistornbetweenhisfamily,hismistressesandpoliticalturmoil-nevermindfinallycompletinghisclassicnovelLesMiserables.AlthoughHugoisaconfirmedRoyalist,hesupportstheRepublicandLouisNapoléonBonaparte,whoissoontobecomepresident,convincedthathewillinitiatesocialreforms.Butwhenthenewgovernmentisforme…