La vie en rose

La môme

United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic

2007

140 Min

Color

1.78:1

English, French

Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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SCR Olivier Dahan, Isabelle Sobelman

CAST Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Catherine Allégret, Jean-Pierre Martins, Marc Barbé, Caroline Sihol, Manon Chevallier, Pauline Burlet, Ashley Wanninger, Nathalie Dahan, Alban Casterman

MUSIC Christopher Gunning

Berlinale (Competition), San Francisco (Big Nights)

Synopsis

A swirling, impressionistic portrait of an artist who regretted nothing, writer-director Olivier Dahan’s La Vie en Rose stars Marion Cotillard in a blazing performance as the legendary French icon Edith Piaf. From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York’s most famous concert halls, Piaf’s life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother’s brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee (Gerard Depardieu), who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France’s immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th Century.

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Beatrice

15Mar13

" -if you were to give advice to a woman, what would it be? Edith Piaf: Love. - To a young girl? Edith Piaf: Love. - To a child? Edith Piaf: Love. "

NenaNadine

24Feb13

What an amazing performance by Marion Cotillard. I felt like I was left hanging for a lot of the storylines. Like what happened with the guy who discovered her? Even if she wasn't involved she still would of known what happened. Or whatever the investigation claimed to have happened. That was the biggest one but I felt like a lot of the stories went unconcluded.