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La Vie en Rose

Actor(s): Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve
Director(s): Olivier Dahan
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Details

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Profanity, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs), 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: 25
Genres: Drama, Period Film, Musical Drama, Biopic [feature]
See Also: La Vie en Rose

Synopsis

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 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, All Movie Guide

Cast

Marion Cotillard - Edith Piaf
Sylvie Testud - Mômone
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 Barbé - Raymond Asso
Gérard Depardieu - Louis Leplée

Awards

2007	Best Actress (winner)	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Actress (winner)	Boston Society of Film Critics	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Actress (nominee)	Broadcast Film Critics Association	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or C (winner)	Golden Globe	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Actress (nominee)	Chicago Film Critics Association	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominee)	Golden Satellite Award	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Supporting Actress (nominee)	Golden Satellite Award	Emmanuelle Seigner
2007	Best Director (nominee)	Golden Satellite Award	Olivier Dahan
2007	Best Actress (nominee)	Screen Actors Guild	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Actress (nominee)	Detroit Film Critics Society	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Actress (winner)	African American Film Critics	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Actress (nominee)	National Society of Film Critics	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Actress (winner)	Kansas City Film Critics Association	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Foreign Language Film (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Alain Goldman
2007	Best Foreign Language Film (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Olivier Dahan
2007	Best Actress (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Music (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Christopher Gunning
2007	Best Production Design (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Olivier Raoux
2007	Best Costume Design (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Marit Allen
2007	Best Sound (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Laurent Zeilig
2007	Best Sound (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Pascal Villard
2007	Best Sound (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Jean-Paul Hurier
2007	Best Sound (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Marc Doisne
2007	Best Makeup and Hair (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Jan Archibald
2007	Best Makeup and Hair (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Didier Lavergne
2007	Best Actress (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Marion Cotillard
2007	Best Costume Design (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Marit Allen
2007	Best Makeup (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Didier Lavergne
2007	Best Makeup (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Jan Archibald

Member Reviews

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. - LOONEYVILLE, WV 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.

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