Courfeyrac | |
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Gender |
Male |
Born |
1807 |
Died |
June 6, 1832 (aged 25) |
Cause of Death |
Shot at the barricades |
Family |
Monsieur de Courfeyrac (father) |
Job |
The Centre of Les Amis de l'ABC |
Portrayer |
Nathaniel Hackmann |
Courfeyrac is a member of Les Amis de l'ABC. Enjolras is said to be the chief, Combeferre is the guide, and Courfeyrac is the center. He is described as somewhat similar to Félix Tholomyès, although unlike Tholomyès, Courfeyrac is honorable.
About[]
Courfeyrac is a fun-loving and practical young man known for being Marius's closest friend. While he is often shown to be light-hearted and irreverent, he is capable of being very serious when it comes to political matters. His name is said to actually be "de Courfeyrac," but as the particle "de" was seen to be a sign of the aristocracy, he dropped the "de" and called himself just Courfeyrac.
He is shown to be a good and kind friend to Marius, as he helps him find a translation job and lends him money regularly. Marius lives with him first after running away from home, and again after the Gorbeau robbery. Courfeyrac is accepting of Marius and asks him no questions except his political affiliation. He attempts to introduce Marius into the society of Les Amis de l'ABC, but Marius does not return after the first meeting.
Upon seeing Valjean and Cosette in the Luxembourg Gardens, he gives them the nicknames of Monsieur Leblanc and Mademoiselle Lanoire.
Courfeyrac is an ardent republican, as he passionately argues against the monarchy and the Charter of 1814. He remains in good cheer even while fighting at the barricades, taunting the cannoneers and joking with his friends. He is killed when the barricade falls along with the rest of Les Amis.
In the 2012 film, one his most famous lines was "We need as much furniture as you can thrown down!" And he was one of the last Les Amis members to die shortly after the barricade fell; Courfeyrac, Joly, and Combeferre were shot when The National Guardsmen fire into the ceiling from the first floor.
List of Portrayers[]
Musical[]
- Jesse Corti- Original Broadway Production
- Claude-Michel Schönberg - Original French Concept Album
- John Brink - Broadway
- Pierre-Yves Duchesne - 1991 Paris Revival
- Jérôme Pradon - 10th anniversary concert
- Killian Donnelly - 25th anniversary concert
- Kieran Arnold - Kingwood High School's 2022 Production
Movies[]
- Montignac - 1934 film
- Jacques Harden - 1958 film
- Robin Renucci - 1982 film
- David Birkin - 1998 film
- Fra Fee - 2012 film
TV[]
- Guy Bousquet - 1963 TV series
- Stefano Varriale - 1964 TV series
- Christopher Guinee - 1967 TV series
- Mario Pecqueur - 1972 mini-series
- Christopher Thompson - 2002 TV series
- Eiji Takemoto - 2007 anime
- Archie Madekwe - 2018 BBC Series
Gallery[]
Musical[]
Film[]
Trivia[]
- In the 2012 film, Courfeyrac is shown to have a close relationship to Gavroche, showing much emotion when Gavroche was shot and acting as a guardian to him throughout the film. In the musical, Gavroche is closer to Grantaire. However, in the novel, Courfeyrac did interact with Gavroche, although the two of them do not show any closeness to each other. In some stage productions, Courfeyrac drops to his knees sobbing when Gavroche is killed, after having a noticably close relationship with him.
- Claude-Michel Schönberg, songwriter of Les Misérables, played Courfeyrac in French concept album.
- He introduces Marius Pontmercy to the Les Amis de l'ABC, although Marius does not end up joining.