La Vie en Rose (PG-13) Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve, Clotilde Courau, Jean-Pierre Martins, Catherine Allegret, Marc Barbé, Gérard Depardieu |SwapaDVD.com

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations
Movie Release: 2007
DVD Release: 11/13/2007
Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: French
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 2 hrs 21 mins
Studio: HBO Home Video
Members Wishing: 30
Genres: Drama, Period Film, Musical Drama, Biopic [feature]
See Also: La Vie en Rose

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 girl by her grandmother in a Normandy bordello, then discovered on a French street corner -- as a complete unknown -- by cabaret proprietor Louis Lepl�e (G�rard 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, All Movie Guide

Marion Cotillard - Edith Piaf
Sylvie Testud - M�mone
Pascal Greggory - Louis Barrier
Emmanuelle Seigner - Titine
Jean-Paul Rouve - Louis Gassion, Edith's Father
Clotilde Courau - Anetta, Edith's Mother
Jean-Pierre Martins - Marcel Cerdan
Catherine Allegret - Louise
Marc Barb� - Raymond Asso
G�rard Depardieu - Louis Lepl�e

Deborah A. from SARASOTA, FL wrote on 11/6/2009...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

There is a reason Cotillard won an Academy Award for this movie. Incredible performance!!! Although Piaf did not have a very happy life, this movie was an accurate depiction of her career. If you are looking for pure entertainment, don't get this movie. It is a gritty account of a gutsy lady.

Suzanne B. wrote on 1/3/2009...

Fabulous foreign-language film (optional English subtitles) about the tragic genius of the late singer Edith Piaf. One of the most remarkable portrayals by an actress I have ever seen. The stunningly beautiful Marion Cotillard is unrecognizable as the talented, yet unattractive and troubled Piaf. The film requires concentration, as the narration jumps back and forth in time yet it is a fascinating story. Saw the extended version with bonus feature (about Cotillard's transformation).

Bonnie S. (BonnieS) from GOSHEN, CT wrote on 12/9/2007...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

A beautiful movie, to watch, to hear. The performances were phenomenal! But, the entire era from the late 30's to late 40's was missing. Wasn't the war era especially influential for her, her fans? Not one mention of her acting career. Still, so very worth watching.