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Vie en Rose (La)

Country: France | UK | Czech Republic, Language: French, 140 mins

Original Title

La Môme
  • Director: Olivier Dahan
  • Writer: Olivier Dahan; Isabelle Sobelman
  • Producer: Timothy Burrill; Axel Decis

CGiii Comment

Monsieur Dahan...you are to be congratulated.

A superlative bio-pic.


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The(ir) Blurb...

An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Édith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's soon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, and then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggests the patterns of memory and association.

Cast & Characters

Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf;
Sylvie Testud as Momone;
Pascal Greggory as Louis Barrier;
Emmanuelle Seigner as Titine;
Jean-Paul Rouve as Louis Gassion;
Gerard Depardieu as Louis Leplee;
Clotilde Courau as Anetta;
Jean-Pierre Martins as Marcel Cerdan;
Catherine Allegret as Louise;
Marc Barbe as Raymond Asso;
Caroline Sihol as Marlene Dietrich;
Manon Chevallier as Edith - 5 years old;
Pauline Burlet as Edith - 10 years old;
Elisabeth Commelin as Danielle Bonel;
Marc Gannot as Marc Bonel