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La Vie en Rose

- The extraordinary story of Edith Piaf.

From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.

Release Date : 2007-02-14

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TF1 InternationalLégende FilmsOkko ProductionSongbird PicturesTF1 Films Production

Production Country : Czech RepublicFranceUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles : The Passionate Life of Edith Piaf

Cast

Marion Cotillard

Character Name : Edith Piaf

Original Name : Marion Cotillard

Gender : Female

Sylvie Testud

Character Name : Simone 'Mômone' Berteaut

Original Name : Sylvie Testud

Gender : Female

Pascal Greggory

Character Name : Louis Barrier

Original Name : Pascal Greggory

Gender : Male

Emmanuelle Seigner

Character Name : Titine

Original Name : Emmanuelle Seigner

Gender : Female

Jean-Paul Rouve

Character Name : Louis Gassion

Original Name : Jean-Paul Rouve

Gender : Male

Gérard Depardieu

Character Name : Louis Leplée

Original Name : Gérard Depardieu

Gender : Male

Clotilde Courau

Character Name : Annetta Gassion

Original Name : Clotilde Courau

Gender : Female

Jean-Pierre Martins

Character Name : Marcel Cerdan

Original Name : Jean-Pierre Martins

Gender : Male

Catherine Allégret

Character Name : Louise Gassion

Original Name : Catherine Allégret

Gender : Female

Marc Barbé

Character Name : Raymond Asso

Original Name : Marc Barbé

Gender : Male

Caroline Silhol

Character Name : Marlene Dietrich

Original Name : Caroline Silhol

Gender : Female

Manon Chevallier

Character Name : Edith - 5 years old

Original Name : Manon Chevallier

Gender : Female

Pauline Burlet

Character Name : Edith - 10 years old

Original Name : Pauline Burlet

Gender : Female

Élisabeth Commelin

Character Name : Danielle Bonel

Original Name : Élisabeth Commelin

Gender : Female

André Penvern

Character Name : Jacques Canetti

Original Name : André Penvern

Gender : Male

Marie-Armelle Deguy

Character Name : Marguerite Monnot

Original Name : Marie-Armelle Deguy

Gender : Female

Valérie Moreau

Character Name : Jeanne

Original Name : Valérie Moreau

Gender : Female

Marc Gannot

Character Name : Marc Bonel

Original Name : Marc Gannot

Gender : Male

Jean-Paul Muel

Character Name : Bruno Coquatrix

Original Name : Jean-Paul Muel

Gender : Male

Nathalie Dorval

Character Name : Mireille

Original Name : Nathalie Dorval

Gender : Female

Caroline Raynaud

Character Name : Ginou

Original Name : Caroline Raynaud

Gender : Female

Christophe Odent

Character Name : Dr. Bernay

Original Name : Christophe Odent

Gender : Male

Harry Hadden-Paton

Character Name : Doug Davis

Original Name : Harry Hadden-Paton

Gender : Male

Cylia Malki

Character Name : Philipo

Original Name : Cylia Malki

Gender : Female

Édith Le Merdy

Character Name : Simone Margantin

Original Name : Édith Le Merdy

Gender : Female

Laurent Olmedo

Character Name : Jacques Pills

Original Name : Laurent Olmedo

Gender : Male

Denis Ménochet

Character Name : Journalist in Orly

Original Name : Denis Ménochet

Gender : Male

Josette Ménard

Character Name : Mamy

Original Name : Josette Ménard

Gender : Female

Dominique Paturel

Character Name : Lucien Roupp

Original Name : Dominique Paturel

Gender : Male

Nicholas Pritchard

Character Name : Jameson

Original Name : Nicholas Pritchard

Gender : Male

William Armstrong

Character Name : Clifford Fisher

Original Name : William Armstrong

Gender : Male

Aubert Fenoy

Character Name : Michel Emer

Original Name : Aubert Fenoy

Gender : Male

Mario Hacquard

Character Name : Charles Dumont

Original Name : Mario Hacquard

Gender : Male

Agathe Bodin

Character Name : Suzanne

Original Name : Agathe Bodin

Gender : Female

Chantal Bronner

Character Name : Josette

Original Name : Chantal Bronner

Gender : Female

Olivier Cruveiller

Character Name : Inspector Guillaume

Original Name : Olivier Cruveiller

Gender : Male

Ashley Wanninger

Character Name : Leplée's Assistant

Original Name : Ashley Wanninger

Gender : Male

Laurent Schilling

Character Name : Claude

Original Name : Laurent Schilling

Gender : Male

Dominique Bettenfeld

Character Name : Albert

Original Name : Dominique Bettenfeld

Gender : Male

Alban Casterman

Character Name : Charles Aznavour

Original Name : Alban Casterman

Gender : Male

Sébastien Tavel

Character Name : Interviewer

Original Name : Sébastien Tavel

Gender : Male

Nicole Dubois

Character Name : Seamstress

Original Name : Nicole Dubois

Gender : Female

Martin Janis

Character Name : Jean Mermoz

Original Name : Martin Janis

Gender : Male

Eric Franquelin

Character Name : Etienne

Original Name : Eric Franquelin

Gender : Male

Marc Chapiteau

Character Name : Mitty Goldin

Original Name : Marc Chapiteau

Gender : Male

Maureen Demidof

Character Name : Marcelle

Original Name : Maureen Demidof

Gender : Female

Farida Amrouche

Character Name : Aïcha

Original Name : Farida Amrouche

Gender : Female

Pierre Peyrichout

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : Pierre Peyrichout

Gender : Male

Liliane Cebrian

Character Name : Palm reader

Original Name : Liliane Cebrian

Gender : Female

Paulina Němcová

Character Name : American journalist

Original Name : Pavlína Němcová

Gender : Female

Jean-Jacques Desplanque

Character Name : Tony Zale

Original Name : Jean-Jacques Desplanque

Gender : Male

Alain Figlarz

Character Name : Boxing trainer

Original Name : Alain Figlarz

Gender : Male

Nathalie Cox

Character Name : Pin-up

Original Name : Nathalie Cox

Gender : Female

Pierre Derenne

Character Name : P'tit Louis

Original Name : Pierre Derenne

Gender : Male

Emy Lévy

Character Name : Brothel girl

Original Name : Emy Lévy

Gender : Female

Laura Stainkrycer

Character Name : Brothel girl

Original Name : Laura Stainkrycer

Gender : Female

Lucie Březovská

Character Name : Brothel girl

Original Name : Lucie Březovská

Gender : Female

Věra Havelková

Character Name : Brothel girl

Original Name : Věra Havelková

Gender : Female

Jan Kuželka

Character Name : Brothel customer

Original Name : Jan Kuželka

Gender : Male

Jan Filipenský

Character Name : Fire eater

Original Name : Jan Filipenský

Gender : Male

Mathias Honoré

Character Name : Mr. Loyal

Original Name : Mathias Honoré

Gender : Male

Martin Sochor

Character Name : O'Dett audience member

Original Name : Martin Sochor

Gender : Male

Lenka Kourilova

Character Name : O'Dett audience member

Original Name : Lenka Kourilova

Gender : Female

Diana Stewart

Character Name : American woman

Original Name : Diana Stewart

Gender : Female

Robert Paturel

Character Name : Boxing ring corner-man

Original Name : Robert Paturel

Gender : Male

Olivier Raoux

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Olivier Raoux

Gender : Male

Philippe Bricard

Character Name : Man in Lannes

Original Name : Philippe Bricard

Gender : Male

Jaroslav Vízner

Character Name : New year's eve man

Original Name : Jaroslav Vízner

Gender : Male

Nicolas Simon

Character Name : Journalist by the church

Original Name : Nicolas Simon

Gender : Male

Pascal Mottier

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Pascal Mottier

Gender : Male

Thierry Gibault

Character Name : Ostende doctor

Original Name : Thierry Gibault

Gender : Male

Garrick Hagon

Character Name : American doctor

Original Name : Garrick Hagon

Gender : Male

Vladimír Javorský

Character Name : Street spectator

Original Name : Vladimír Javorský

Gender : Male

Fabien Duval

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Fabien Duval

Gender : Male

Rodolphe Saulnier

Character Name : Barman

Original Name : Rodolphe Saulnier

Gender : Male

Fedele Papalia

Character Name : Diner waiter

Original Name : Fedele Papalia

Gender : Male

Pier Luigi Colombetti

Character Name : Brasserie owner

Original Name : Pier Luigi Colombetti

Gender : Male

Zdena Herfortová

Character Name : Woman Etoile Cafe

Original Name : Zdena Herfortová

Gender : Female

Olivier Carbone

Character Name : Transvestite

Original Name : Olivier Carbone

Gender : Male

Laurence Gormezano

Character Name : Brasserie waitress

Original Name : Laurence Gormezano

Gender : Female

Christophe Kourotchkine

Character Name : Civilian policeman

Original Name : Christophe Kourotchkine

Gender : Male

Robert Nebřenský

Character Name : Doctor in Dreux

Original Name : Robert Nebřenský

Gender : Male

Jaromír Janeček

Character Name : Show manager in Dreux

Original Name : Jaromír Janeček

Gender : Male

Christopher Gunning

Character Name : Orchestra conductor

Original Name : Christopher Gunning

Gender : Male

Jil Aigrot

Character Name : Edith Piaf (singing voice)

Original Name : Jil Aigrot

Gender : Female

Marek Vašut

Character Name : Docteur in Belleville (uncredited)

Original Name : Marek Vašut

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-03

Marion Cotillard is super in this depiction of the life of French chanteuse Édith Piaf - from her upbringing in a brothel through the stages of her life that moulded this flawed but inspirational, and rather sad, woman into the truly international superstar that she became. Her performance is captivating; capturing the mannerisms and characteristics in a gritty, sympathetic and authentic fashion; leaving us in no doubt as to the thin emotional tightrope Piaf walked between sanity and, eventually, a drug-induced stupor and of the risks that involved not just for her, but those loyal (and not so much) around her. It is long, and at times Olivier Dahan takes a rather brutal approach to the chronology that can take a bit of getting used to; but the supporting performances - especially from Pacsal Gregory (Barrier) and Jean-Pierre Martins (Cerdan) add a richness as important as the imagery. These, as well as a thoroughly plausible script contribute really well to the overall mix and assist with an overall creative storyline that was always going to be pretty bumpy at the best of times. The film is, ultimately, about a singer - and the vast majority of the songs make no bones about using the original - and exquisitely performed vocals. I've seen many biopics - but few as good as this.