The Hidden Struggles of Amanda Seyfried

History remembers the 2012 movie Les Misérables as a masterpiece that finally won Anne

Hathaway her Oscar. Her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" was so raw, so emotional,

and so perfect that it became cinema legend. But while Hathaway was being crowned

the queen of Hollywood, her co-star Amanda Seyfried was living through a quiet, psychological nightmare

that nearly destroyed her confidence forever. Amanda Seyfried was cast as Cosette, a role that requires

a crystal-clear, high operatic soprano voice. But the director, Tom Hooper,

made a controversial and technically brutal choice: every single song had to be recorded live

on set. There were no pre-recordings, no studio safety nets. For a trained powerhouse