The extraordinary story of Edith Piaf.
From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith 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, 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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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Apr 20227/10
Marion Cotillard is super in this depiction of the life of French chanteuse Édith Piaf - from her upbringing in a brothel through the stages of her life that moulded this flawed but inspirational, and rather sad, woman into the truly international superstar that she became. Her performance is captivating; capturing the mannerisms and characteristics in a gritty, sympathetic and authentic fashion; leaving us in no doubt as to the thin emotional tightrope Piaf walked between sanity and, eventually, a drug-induced stupor and of the risks that involved not just for her, but those loyal (and not so much) around her. It is long, and at times Olivier Dahan takes a rather brutal approach to the chronology that can take a bit of getting used to; but the supporting performances - especially from Pacsal Gregory (Barrier) and Jean-Pierre Martins (Cerdan) add a richness as important as the imagery. These, as well as a thoroughly plausible script contribute really well to the overall mix and assist with an overall creative storyline that was always going to be pretty bumpy at the best of times. The film is, ultimately, about a singer - and the vast majority of the songs make no bones about using
Read the whole review on TMDB - THE-LENSon TMDB · Sep 2026
# Film: *La Vie en Rose* **Director:** Olivier Dahan **Starring:** Marion Cotillard as Piaf **PLOT:** \*\*\*\* **MUSIC:** \*\*\*\* **PERFORMANCE:** \*\*\*\* **CINEMATOGRAPHY:** \*\*\*\* **Year:** 2007 ‧ Musical/Drama **Review by Dr Usman Latif Khawaja** ## **EDITH PIAF — THE FRENCH SPARROW** The French have a way of making movies, and no one can do it as stylishly or realistically as them, and this is the latest evidence in support of that argument, in **Olivier Dahan's** coup de grâce biopic of **Edith Piaf**, enacted perfectly by **Miss Marion Cotillard**. The story of the life and times of the legendary French singer who rose from the slums of Paris to shine like a star even in New York's mercenary concert halls is no ordinary tale at 149 minutes, as it traces her life from a 3-year-old child to her last moments in 1963. **Piaf** was not her surname; it means sparrow in French and was given to her by her early admirers, and she sings just as sweetly. The performance by Cotillard is the centrepiece, but the songs are actually the originals sung by Piaf herself, and they are extraordinary, whether it's the title song, ***La Vie en Rose*** or her last song, which she sang in Olympi
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Cast
- Marion CotillardEdith Piaf
- Sylvie TestudSimone 'Mômone' Berteaut
- Pascal GreggoryLouis Barrier
- Emmanuelle SeignerTitine
- Jean-Paul RouveLouis Gassion
- Gérard DepardieuLouis Leplée
- Clotilde CourauAnnetta Gassion
- Jean-Pierre MartinsMarcel Cerdan
- Catherine AllégretLouise Gassion
- Marc BarbéRaymond Asso
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- Olivier DahanDirector
- Isabelle SobelmanScreenplay
- Olivier DahanScreenplay
- Tetsuo NagataDirector of Photography
- Christopher GunningOriginal Music Composer
- Camille FrançoisOriginal Music Composer
- Richard MarizyEditor
- Alain GoldmanProducer
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