Passionate Life of Edith Piaf (La môme) La Vie En Rose2007
Passionate Life of Edith Piaf (La môme) La Vie En Rose (2007)
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Critic Consensus: The set design and cinematography are impressive, but the real achievement of La Vie en Rose is Marion Cotillard's mesmerizing, wholly convincing performance as Edith Piaf.
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Cast
as Edith Piaf
as Mômone
as Louis Gassion
as Louis Leplée
as Louis Barrier
as Titine
as Raymond Asso
as Louise
as Marcel Cerdan
as Anetta Gassion
as Child Piaf (Singing Voice)
as Marlene Dietrich
as Charlez Aznavour
as Edith Piaf (Aged 10)
as Tony Zale
as Danielle Bonel
as Ginou
as Marguerite Monnot
as Jeanne
as Bruno Coquatrix
as Jacques Canetti
as Charles Dumont
as Michel Emer
as Robert Juel
as Leplée's Assistant
as Mireille
as Josette
as Philipo
as Yvonne
as Jacques Pills
as Doug Davis
as Claude
as Albert
as Simone Margantin
as Mamy
as Brothel Girl
as Brothel Girl
as Brothel Girl
as Brothel Client
as Lucien Roupp
as Jameson
as Clifford Fisher
as O'Dett Spectator
as O'Dett Spectator
as O'Dett Spectator
as Little Louis
as Fire Eater
as Circus Dancer
as Clown
as Mr. Loyal
as American
as Edith Piaf (Aged 5)
as Trainer
as Man On Corner
as Inspector Guillaume
as Interviewer
as Suzanne
as Dressmaker
as Jean Mermoz
as Etienne
as Mitty Goldin
as Marcelle
as Man At Lannes
as Waiter
as Pin-Up
as Journalist
as Drunken Woman
as Party Man
as Bar Client
as Bar Client
as Aicha
as Mind-Reader
as Church Journalist
as Boy
as Ostende Doctor
as American Doctor
as Neighbour
as Spectator In Street
as Orly Journalist
as Soldier
as Woman In Street
as Policeman
as USA Journalist
as Girl In Bar
as Barman
as Fast Food Waiter
as Woman At Café Etiole
as Pub Customer
as Transvestite
as Pub Waitress
as Policeman
as Dr. Bernay
as Doctor At Dreux
as Dreux Festival Director
as Orchestra Leader
as Orchestra Leader
as Child
as Child
as Edith Piaf's Singing Voice
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Critic Reviews for Passionate Life of Edith Piaf (La môme) La Vie En Rose
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Marion Cotillard is the only reason to sit through La Vie En Rose, a biopic that compounds its basic tediousness by fracturing its narrative in a vain effort to mask a stale rise-and-fall arc.
This is a surreal and exhausting experience.
Marion Cotillard tears up all the available scenery in this overblown, achronological biopic of French pop singer Edith Piaf.
Ultimately, the film rests on [Cotillard's] performance. And there's no better homage to a woman who lived for every time she stepped onto stage.
Unfortunately, Olivier Dahan's "emotional journey" through this triumphant but tragic existence leaves us none the wiser about many of the details we'd like to know, or knowing, would like to see on the screen.
The details of the composition, the fluidity of the camera's movement and the magical elision between personal grief and "performed" grief are so confidently organised that one detects the shadow of a much subtler film. I wish that we could have seen it.
Audience Reviews for Passionate Life of Edith Piaf (La môme) La Vie En Rose
La Vie en Rose needs more than one viewing to understand what the filmmakers are trying to say. I loved the way Olivier Dahan took Edith Piaf's life, and took it for what it was. Her life is a very depressing and sad story with happiness and relevant parts scattered throughout. Basically, the life of famed french singer Edith Piaf is life is like a scattered puzzle. Random pieces are found when we are looking for something else. The movie really tries to show the way she lived her life in the way they put the film together. It jumps back and forth, sometimes without giving timelines, she's old in one scene, and young in the next. While I was watching the film, I got very confused, and near the end of it's almost 2.5 hour running time, I felt like the film was starting to drag. Maybe that's partly because I didn't understand the film for what it was. The cinematography, the sets, the art direction, and costumes were all very impressive. The music was wonderful and made me feel like I was in Paris. Edith Piaf's voice is just marvellous and I think it can connect with anyone no matter who they are. But I think the main reason this film is a must see is for no other reason than Marion Cotillard. I only have one word for that performance as Edith Piaf: Jaw-dropping. She simply becomes Piaf. I mean there is no Marion Cotillard in there, it's all Piaf. That performance is probably one of the best of the last decade. So overall, La Vie en Rose is an artsy, sad and depressing biopic on France's famed singer Edith Piaf with a simply mesmerizing performance from Marion Cotillard.
Super Reviewer
Good lead performance in a very average bio pic.
Super Reviewer
La Vie En Rose is an incredible biopic on famed French singer Edith Piaf. Brilliantly acted and directed, Edith Piaf is wonderfully portrayed by actress Marion Cotillard who delivers the greatest performance of her career. La Vie En Rose is a phenomenal drama film, and it portrays the struggles and sadness of singer Edith Piaf perfectly. An incredible film that is brilliantly acted, directed and above all, told is captured on film. The result is a flawless film that depicts a sad individual. Edith Piaf led a turmoiled life, and every bit of it is brilliantly captured on film. The result is quite possibly the greatest biopic ever filmed. Marion Cotillard is the perfect choice to play Edith Piaf, and she really looks the part. I think she definitely deserved the Oscar for her performance. The rest of the cast do a terrific job as well, and each of them brings something truly wonderful to this already impressive work. La Vie En Rose is a phenomenal portrait of a singer who led a melancholic lifestyle. A superb film in every respect, La Vie En Rose is one of the essential biopics and not since Clint Eastwood's Bird has a picture been this vivid in showing the conflicted and troubled side of famed artist. This is a powerful film, and one that you won't easily forget. You'll come to understand Edith Piaf and her struggles, but you'll also admire her gifts. A beautiful and stunning film.
Super Reviewer
Passionate Life of Edith Piaf (La môme) La Vie En Rose Quotes
| USA Journalist: | If you were to give advice to a woman, what would it be? |
| Edith Piaf: | Love. |
| USA Journalist: | To a young girl? |
| USA Journalist: | To a child? |