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Writer/director Olivier Dahan (Crimson Rivers II) helmed La Vie en Rose, the screen biopic of tragic French songstress Edith Piaf. Marion Cotillard portrays Piaf, the superstar once raised as a young ... read more read more...girl by her grandmother in a Normandy bordello, then discovered on a French street corner -- as a complete unknown -- by cabaret proprietor Louis Leplée (Gérard Depardieu). The film segues breezily between various episodes from Piaf's life -- such as her lover, French boxer Marcel Cerdan's (Jean-Pierre Martins) championship bout in mid-'40s New York; her period in Hollywood during the '50s; Piaf's abandonment as a young girl by her contortionist father (and earlier by her mother, a street singer); her brushes with the law as an adult; and her 1951 car accident and subsequent morphine addiction that caused her to age well beyond her years and left her barely mobile; and, through it all, her ability (like Billie Holiday) to funnel personal tragedy and emotional struggles into her vocalizations -- dazzling audiences in the process. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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PG-13, 2 hr. 16 min.

Directed by: Olivier Dahan

Release Date: February 14, 2007

Keywords: touching, sad, depressing

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DVD Release Date: November 13, 2007

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  • spielberg00
    April 28, 2012
    spielberg00
    LA VIE EN ROSE may translate as âLife in Pinkâ?, but donâ(TM)t be deceived. This is, at times, a very depressing film, and rarely is it as upbeat as its title promises. Had the title not been a reference to Piafâ(TM)s best-recognized work, it probably would have been titled La Vi... read moree en noirâ"â?Life in Blackâ?. The film opens with âNon, je ne regrette rienâ? (No, I have no regrets), an soulful ballad, and then immediately takes off to narrate the life of a girl whose life is dangling by the thread of her wonderful voice. Marion Cotillard (INCEPTION, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS) is utterly mind-blowing here in her tour-de-force portrayal of the main character. She is 100% convincing as both a young adult and a middle-aged woman. The makeup used to manipulate her beyond Cotillard actual age is a bit flawed, but looking at other life stories that have given this mistake a new definition (i.e. J. EDGAR, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON), it seems all right. More pertinently, she succeeds greatly at lip-synching to the songs of Ãdith Piaf. Perfect in almost every possible respect, this is an absolute must-see. Non, je ne regrette rien for seeing this.

    NON, TU NE VAS PAS REGRETTER LEER MON RAPPORT COMPLET:
    http://themoviefreakblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/review-la-vie-en-rose/
  • fb701560354
    January 13, 2012
    fb701560354
    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.... read more 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.
  • DragonEyeMorrison
    December 24, 2011
    DragonEyeMorrison
    Good lead performance in a very average bio pic.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    August 8, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    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 portray... read mores 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.
  • itsjustme2004
    January 19, 2011
    itsjustme2004
    I watched this movie because of the lead actresss Academy Award. She turned in a tremendous performance. There are many good scenes, and it is helped immensely by the lead actress, Marion Cotillard, who gives an appropriately beautiful, ugly, bold and brave performance as the doo... read moremed singer. The singing is dubbed by the real Piaf recordings, and the lip-syncing is very well done. As someone that didnt know anything about the real life history of Edith Piaf, I found the movie somewhat disjointed - hopping around chronologically made it more of a challenge to understand events. But, all in all, a nice movie.
  • FrizzDrop
    October 19, 2010
    FrizzDrop
    Marion Cotillard, who has proven herself in Big Fish, Nine, and Inception, won herself an Oscar for this, not only because she was true to form, but because she was true to herself.
  • MeetMeinMontauk
    June 21, 2010
    MeetMeinMontauk
    I feel like this was the female, French version of Capote. Both drilling, hard biopics that were utterly and completely career defining for their leads. Brilliantly acted. Brilliant. It was confusing at points with the time line and were exactly we were in her life, but still the... read more heart of the story was there. I've also got to give a serious nod to wardrobe and make up in this film, it was just done so beautifully.
    Lastly, I've got to give props to the world's most amazingly long dolly shot. It goes from 1:42:40 to 1:47. Ah mazing.
  • lewiskendell
    June 19, 2010
    lewiskendell
    La Vie en Rose did two things for me:

    1. It made me interested in learning more about the life of Edith Piaf.
    2. It made me finally accept that biopics like this are never going to be my thing.

    The movie was fine, and I have no real criticisms about it beyond the fact that at... read more times I was left wondering who a specific person was, or why a certain thing was happening. But that can probably be attributed to the language barrier and the fact that I knew absolutely nothing about Edith, prior to seeing this. But it was just very difficult for La Vie en Rose to hold my attention. The dramatized lives of Johnny Cash and Ray Charles didn't hold much interest for me, and neither did this.

    I want to reiterate again that I think the movie itself was fine, I'm just scoring it based on my personal enjoyment of it. Anyone interested in Edith, French film and music, or biopics, may well love it. Even blind eyes could see that Marion Cotillard's portrayal of Edith was astonishing, so fans of hers will probably love this, as well. I just think that I need to abandon this genre, because it doesn't work for me.
  • SirPant
    April 28, 2010
    SirPant
    A brutally honest portrait of a troubled singer, Edith Piaf's life was a strange mix of success and tragedy but at no point does the film sugar-coat her or cover up the fact that a lot of it was just down to her. The jumping between different stages in her life was a little annoy... read moreing at first but it becomes apparent as to why they chose to do it that way at the heartbreaking and astonishingly moving conclusion. A powerful biopic, the best I've seen in quite a while and highly recommended!
  • RCCLBC
    July 6, 2009
    RCCLBC
    Overall a beautiful and moving film.

    I was far from an expert on Edith Piaf going into this film, but I do own a few of her CD's, have seen images of her and knew a bit about her tragic life. I have to say that Cotillard did a breath taking job at bringing Edith to life for t... read morehis film and deserved every award that was given to her for the effort.

    The acting (across the board is superb) and the music, costumes and set designs are brilliant.

    I do feel that the editing left certain aspects of the story a little hard to follow at times. II'd be interested to know (from someone who is fluent in French) if they felt the same, as so often much can be lost in the translation process.

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Critic Reviews

James Berardinelli
January 4, 2008
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

This isn't the first time Piaf's life has been brought to the screen and it probably won't be the last, but Cotillard makes this particular version stand apart. Full Review

Richard Roeper
July 6, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

This is a surreal and exhausting experience.

Jonathan Rosenbaum
July 6, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

Marion Cotillard tears up all the available scenery in this overblown, achronological biopic of French pop singer Edith Piaf. Full Review

Roger Moore
July 6, 2007
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

La Vie is a movie so frantic to get to it all that nothing is more than touched on. Full Review

Bruce Westbrook
June 22, 2007
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

Compelling but punishing -- an artful ordeal. The best way to process it may be as unintended camp, rolling your eyes in amazement at its litany of misery and heaps of histrionics. Full Review

Richard Nilsen
June 21, 2007
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic

Don't bother voting. Just give the Oscar to Marion Cotillard now. As the chanteuse Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose, her acting is the most astonishing I've seen in years. Full Review

Kirk Honeycutt
June 20, 2007
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

Untidy and self-conscious, the movie nevertheless pulls together a vivid portrait of Edith Piaf.

Peter Travers
June 15, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

... Marion Cotillard, lip-syncing Piaf's songs and digging into her soul with gale-force urgency, gives a performance for the ages. Full Review

Terry Lawson
June 15, 2007
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

Americans are unlikely to 'get her' any more, after watching this movie ... Full Review

Michael Booth
June 15, 2007
Michael Booth, Denver Post

This 140-minute biopic feels more like an ordeal than a celebration. Full Review

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