Victor Hugo's famous novel, in which the author turns to the history of France in the 15th century. The vivid images of the street dancer, the gypsy Esmeralda; Quasimodo, the hunchback in love with her, the bell-ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral; the priest Frollo; and Captain Phoebus de Chateaupers are presented against the bizarre and colorful background of medieval Paris.