LA VIE EN ROSE (FILM)

'''La Vie En Rose''' is the title in English-speaking territories for '''La Môme''' (French for ''The Kid''), a 2007 French language movie directed by Olivier Dahan about singer Édith Piaf, starring Marion Cotillard as Piaf. The movie premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. Co-stars include film veteran Gérard Depardieu, Sylvie Testud, Emmanuelle Seigner, Clotilde Courau newcomer Jean-Pierre Martins and respected character actor Pascal Greggory.

Contents

Plot

Critical Reception

Cast

Trivia

References

External links

Plot

The film presents a fractured and largely non-linear series of key events from the life of Édith Piaf. Although scenes often jump back and forth across decades, parts of her childhood take up much of the first part, and the movie ends with her death, and the performance of what is perhaps her signature song, ''Non, je ne regrette rien''.

Critical Reception

The film has received at 75% approval rating at RottenTomatoes.com, a website that tracks the critical consensus of films. ^[1]

Cast

★ 'Marion Cotillard' as 'Édith Piaf'

★ 'Gérard Depardieu' as 'Louis Leplée'

★ 'Sylvie Testud' as 'Mômone' (Simone Bertaud)

★ 'Jean-Pierre Martins' as 'Marcel Cerdan'

★ 'Emmanuelle Seigner' as 'Titine'

★ 'Pascal Greggory' as 'Louis Barrier'

★ 'Clotilde Courau' as 'Anetta Gassion'

Trivia

★ For almost all the performances in the movie (''Heaven Have Mercy'', ''Milord'', ''Rien de rien'', ''La foule'', ''Cri du cœur'', ''La vie en rose'' (English version), ''Padam Padam'', ''Mon Dieu'', ''Hymne à l'amour'', ''Mon manège à moi'', ''Non, je ne regrette rien''), the original recordings of Piaf were used as they thought it impossible to replicate her uniquely distinct voice and because Olivier Dahan said he wanted to keep it the most authentic sounding as possible except for 3 songs performed by ''Parigote'' singer Jil Aigrot : ''Mon Homme'', ''Les Mômes de la Cloche'', ''Les Hiboux''.

References

1. Tomatometer for ''La Vie En Rose''

External links

★ La Vie En Rose- photos of the film

★ Interview with Olivier Dahan

★ Interview with Marion Cotillard

★ 7 minutes 15 of preview of the film

★ Official US site

★ Official site

★ IMDb