I've been to the film Skyfall recently and one of the trailers I saw before it commenced was for "Les Miserables".
Now I know that name very well and can recall hearing it and seeing that iconic image of the little girl as far back as grade 3, but you know what? I haven't a clue of what this thing actually is?
Hmm? That's not exactly true... I know it's a musical and I know it's about France(though the title is probably all that gave me that conclusion).
I also know thats it's bloody massive in terms of its cultural impact and the trailer for the film certainly looks to be a huge event.
Now I'm not looking for anyone to explain what the story is or give me the details on why it's such a big deal... In fact I'm planning to check the film out when it's released and see what kind of an impact it can give to someone completely unprepared for it.
I'm just amazed though that I could go for so long knowing about this phenomenon only tangentially without any specific details slipping through to me. (I've never even checked out a wikipedia article or anything...)
I'm also curous of any other examples like this others might have... of an incredibly popular book or film or anything which you know by name and reputation but which is otherwise completely unknown to you?