La Vie en Rose

2007 140 min ★ 7.4 Music, Drama

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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Cast

Marion Cotillard

Edith Piaf

Sylvie Testud

Simone 'Mômone' Berteaut

Pascal Greggory

Louis Barrier

Emmanuelle Seigner

Titine

Jean-Paul Rouve

Louis Gassion

Gérard Depardieu

Louis Leplée

Clotilde Courau

Annetta Gassion

Jean-Pierre Martins

Marcel Cerdan

Catherine Allégret

Louise Gassion

Marc Barbé

Raymond Asso

Details

Director

Olivier Dahan

Screenplay

Isabelle Sobelman

Tagline

"The extraordinary story of Edith Piaf."

Status

Released

Original Language

FR

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$86,274,793

Production

TF1 International, Légende Films, Okko Production, Songbird Pictures, TF1 Films Production

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

April 3, 2022

★ 7/10

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; ...