Les Misérables | I Dreamed a Dream

"I dreamed a dream in times gone by, when hope was high and life worth living. I dreamed that love would never die... I dreamed that God would be forgiving." Watch Anne Hathaway's Academy Award-winning performance as Fantine in Les Misérables!

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Cast: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen
Produced By: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh
Directed By: Tom Hooper

[chloerodgers]

This is how this song is meant to be sung. It is a song of despair and sadness and facing harsh reality. Anne nailed it.

[samuel.labrador]

imagine being the director of this film and having anne hathaway acting like this in front of your camera. just chills

[broadsword]

She has 1 take and she sang it live with no do overs according to an interview I watched. To sing so beautifully and cry at the same time is unbelievable talent in my opinion and then to act on top of that was incredible.

[Soul-upru]

Les Miserables is one of the greatest stories ever written

[ChefDuane]

We can say what we do about actors being vain narcissists. And many are. Self-centered and just basking in public (and self) adulation. But every once in a while one comes along and demonstrates true talent, the true gift, and depth of acting in a character that jumps off the screen. A performance that makes us sit back in our seat and marvel at the true natural and developed talent that someone has. This is such a performance. If this performance did *not* earn the Academy Award then the Oscar means nothing. Well done Miss Hathaway.

[tynielsen]

One of the best movie performances I’ve ever seen, and easily one of the most deserved Oscar wins of all time. I cried 20 seconds into “I Dreamed a Dream” and sobbed through the rest of it. Beautiful and haunting at the same time. Love you Anne!

[brihmendiola]

This is Anne Hathaway's most vulnerable role.

[Regulator]

I know Henshaw has the prize when it comes to vocal BUT I think this is the best PERFORMANCE of this song. It's a sad song filled with despair and Hathaway performance reflects EXACTLY THAT. Henshaw has a performance e where she actually smiles during. How can that be convincing? She has a superior voice BY FAR but Hathaway performed the song the way it should be depicted. Unpopular opinion.

[alisonaussie]

Anne has an uncanny ability, probably one of the greatest actresses in history, you can feel her characters pain, her empathy is supernaturally beautiful, you know she really really feels it and delivers it directly to your soul, visually and vocally, but with something else too, something beyond words. I hope she as person finds so much joy and happiness and love in her life, someone with such a beautiful soul, a beautiful heart, deserves this.

[mattbondi]

I've never ever seen pure anguish portrayed by any actor anytime so pure and so raw as this. And singing perfectly at the same time as crying and gasping for breath... anyone with a heart cannot watch this without crying too.

[ming]

My God, every time I watch this, I feel so sad with Anne Hathaway's despair almost like hands reaching out to me. And yet I keep watching it because I think I'd like to be at her side and comfort her. Anne deserved sweeping the awards for this incredible portrayal.

[be]

When her voice cracks.. my God. The emotion.

[jeffs]

I listen on Spotify occasionally..I forgot how much more powerful it was to watch. I may need to watch the entire film again soon

[leidianemayaramarques]

Anne Hathaway was brilliant in this masterpiece.

[kapclinton]

Best acting ever in Les Miserables. She should have been awarded as Best Actress, not just a Supporting Actress.

[miss]

well deserved Oscar. This is acting. I get chills listening to her & even cry. She nailed it !

[SVHAW]

The scene that won Anne Hathaway the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress!

[biadestro_nutri]

There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in times gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed, that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream
I dreamed

[deedragongirl]

When I watched this scene during the Malaysian premiere, I flooded the cinema hall because the staffs were cutting too much onions!

[crissyjayfae]

There are times in life we may feel hopeless and despair and this Performance of this song by Anne Hathaway really brings those feelings forward. She gave such a deep amazing live performance with her acting and singing. I felt every emotion of that. Even if you don’t know the story of Les Miserables, you can understand this song’s story and meaning by her performance.