Anne Hathaway will play working class woman Fantine in Les Misérables. For those of you who need a refresher on the classic tale: Fantine dies — that is, after she turns to prostitution, develops a serious illness, and grows seriously emaciated.

Behold the Les Mis bikini bod. To accurately play tubercolosis-stricken 18th century prostitute Fantine in Les Miserables, Anne Hathaway went on an extreme diet and fitness regimen earlier this spring to shrink down her already-slight 5-foot-9. The results ...

and sound off on her Fantine. Are you excited or worried, theater nerds? To be completely fair, this is the worst-quality video you could imagine for a trailer, which appears to have been filmed off of a computer. Even so, the footage looks great to me ...

She was forced to lose weight to play the role of dying prostitute Fantine in the movie adaptation of Les Miserables. And today the actress revealed the results of her strict eating regime while relaxing in Miami. The 29-year-old slipped her slender frame ...

an imaginary place similar to her hometown. “Take One Candle Light a Room,” published in 2010 by Pantheon Books, a division of Random House Inc., tells the story of travel writer Fantine Antoine who is drawn back to her Rio Seco home and ...

Despite Javert’s attempt to arrest him, Valjean promises dying factory worker Fantine (Betsy Morgan) that he will raise her young daughter Cosette (Erin Cearlock and Juliana Simone) in her absence. Valjean disappears with the girl, and Javert devotes ...

As mayor of a small town, Valjean assumes the care of a young girl named Cosette as her mother, Fantine, passes away. After moving to Paris, Valjean lingers into the revolutionary ideas of the city while his adopted daughter finds love with a ...

The original Broadway cast included Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean, David Bryant as Marius, Judy Kuhn as Cosette, Donna Vivino as Young Cosette, Randy Graff as Fantine, Terrence Mann as Javert, and Chrissie McDonald as Young Éponine. The musical ran at ...

Valjean makes a new life for himself, all the while, being chased by the ruthless Javert. Soon steps in Fantine, a prostitute, who is sending money to her secret daughter Cosette. Valjean makes a promise to her that he will care for her child. Valjean ...

Or am I missing some sort of amazing, powerful emotion in Anne’s performance? Basically, I’m still excited, but I kind of don’t get Anne Hathaway as Fantine anymore. What about you guys?