Years later, Jackman admitted in an interview: "I probably shouldn't have done it. I might have done permanent damage. But Valjean gives everything he has for others. For those few minutes, I wanted to know what that felt like."
The famous "I Dreamed a Dream" scene with Anne Hathaway is legendary: one unbroken close-up take, tears streaming, her voice breaking live. But fewer people know about Jackman's "Bring Him Home." That soaring, delicate prayer is one of the most demanding tenor solos in musical theater. By the time they filmed it—late in the schedule—Jackman's vocal cords were bleeding. les miserables -2012
And that, in the end, is the most Les Misérables story of all: an actor destroying himself to give a performance about a man who destroys himself—all to bring a moment of grace to a darkened screen. Years later, Jackman admitted in an interview: "I
But there was no stopping. Hooper was shooting chronologically (unusual for films), meaning Jackman started with young, vigorous Valjean and aged into the broken, dying father. Each day demanded more vocal anguish, more emotional collapse. For those few minutes, I wanted to know what that felt like