Life has killed the dream I dreamed.

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Life has killed the dream I dreamed.

Fantine

Les Miserables · 2012

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Topic

Broken dreams Dreams Adversity Challenges of life

Genre

Musical (film)Epic (film)Musical Epic

Medium

Song Film

Time

2012

Person

Fantine

Provenance

Citation

"I Dreamed a Dream." Les Misérables. Directed by Tom Hooper, performed by Anne Hathaway, Cameron Mackintosh Ltd/Working Title Films, 2012.

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