Clotilde Courau, Elisabeth Commelin, Emmanuelle Seigner
The life story of singer Edith Piaf.
DVD Release Date: November 13, 2007
Stats: 10,091 reviews
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 more)
Committed performance from Cotillard understandably caught the Academy's eye but the surrounding film was functional at best.
Wow, before I saw this I had absolutely no idea about the story, let alone the fact that its a biopic! The film follows the life and career of of one France's singing gems, Edith Pilaf, detailing her tough childhood, her rise to fame and her ill health. I just found it so interes...( read more)
Directed by: Oliver Dahan.
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau.
"The most astonishing immersion of one performer into the body and soul of another ever encountered on film."
Those of you who have seen and reviewed the...( read more)
A mgnificent performance by Cotillard, but the movie itself was just above average. It skips around a lot, but doesn't hold back on telling Piaf's life the was it was...she enjoyed life and had her share of detractors. Not having ever been a huge fan of hers, I couldn't into this...( read more)
This movie was so boring I got a headache from watching it.I could NOT sit through it all.What a piece of crap.
The lead actress can't really act but the film is informative to the point where you understand how iconic Edith Piaf was at one point and still is. Didn't bore me.
(Feb. 2007 Director: Olivier Dahan) This movie touched me in the old style very very Charlie Chaplain kind of way...not exactly a musical..although rich and demonstrative of the times it is set in....
Gerard Deparieu (Cyrano, The Man in the Iron Mask & the Count of Monte Cris...( read more)
I wasn't impressed..I have seen better biopics about far more interesting people.
... Marion Cotillard, lip-syncing Piaf's songs and digging into her soul with gale-force urgency, gives a performance for the ages. full review
Dahan and Cotillard have created an amazing biopic of an extraordinary voice attached to a fragile and fallible woman. full review
La Vie en Rose has some peculiar ellipses. full review
A remarkable portrait by Marion Cotillard so uncannily rich and detailed it defies description. Screen acting just doesn't get much better than this. full review
There's a riveting tale within this awkward litany of pivotal moments. Still, despite the film's uneven nature, Cotillard's extraordinary performance is worth experiencing. full review
It is hard not to admire Ms. Cotillard for the discipline and ferocity she brings to the role. But it is equally hard to be completely swept up in Mr. Dahan's dutiful, functional and ultimately superf...
[Director Dahan's] approach draws more attention to the filmmaking than it does to the life. Dahan seems to believe that chronology is bourgeois: Pure storytelling is all fine and dandy, but he wants ... full review
this drama is pretty good and the acting man is awesome especially of the girl
Marion Cotillard n'en finira pas de nous impressionner je crois...
Je dois avouer que j'étais un peu déçu de ne pas retrouver son joli minois aux côtés de Sami Naceri dans le dernier Taxi... mais elle s'est excusée de la plus belle des façon en nous ressuscitant la grande Edith...
Sans oublier les performances tout aussi remarquables de Clotilde Courau et surtout de Sylvie Testud dont le jeu débordant d'émotion confirme tout ce que l'on sait déja sur leur talent... merci les filles...!
PS: Gerard tu sais déja tout ce que je pense de toi je pense que j'ai pas besoin de le répeter...! lol
Change pas mon vieux t'es le meilleur !
Et le remerciement final ira a Olivier Dahan... le cinéma français peut etre fier d'être représenté par un homme tel que lui, cette oeuvre est grandiose... merci Olivier !
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