La Vie en Rose (Extended Version)
starring: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve
directed by: Olivier Dahan
directed by: Olivier Dahan
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Picturehouse and HBO Films present a critically-acclaimed biopic about the legendary international singing icon Edith Piaf whose voice and talent captivated the world. Starring award-winner Marion Cotillard (A Very Long Engagement A Good Year) in an astonishing performance the film is a portrait of a remarkable artist born into poverty who survived using the only gift she had ? her voice. Piaf?s tragic life was a constant battle to sing and survive to live and love with no regrets.Running Time: 141 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/BIOGRAPHY UPC: 026359441226 Manufacturer No: 94412
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Edith Piaf is the subject of La Vie en Rose, director Olivier Dahan's powerful if emotionally redundant biographical film about the iconic French superstar whose life, as depicted here, seems to have been a numbing succession of tragedies interrupted on occasion by artistic triumph. Dahan's portrait begins with Piaf's stay in a brothel as a young girl. Left to the care of her grandmother (who runs the place) after her father pulls her away from a narcissistic mother, Piaf undergoes significant health problems and grows up to sing on the street in lieu of outright prostitution. The film pulses along with the usual biopic rhythms, with pivotal moments in the life of Piaf (played as an adult by Marion Cotillard) turning up regularly only to be smacked aside by the unseen hand of perpetual misfortune. There's the impresario (Gerard Depardieu) who recognizes Piaf's great but raw talent only to have a run-in with the criminal element around her. There's the heavyweight fighter (Marcel Cerdan) who becomes the love of Piaf's life but can't be with her. Drug addiction, random car accidents, tax problems, you name it, it's all here, topped by an unnerving revelation that pops up in La Vie en Rose's final moments. After awhile, with such a concentration of bad news squeezed into 140 minutes, one begins to wish Dahan had taken a more expansive approach to Piaf's life and times. But the film is never less than interesting, and the lead performance by Cotillard is often astonishing. --Tom Keogh
Picturehouse and HBO Films present a critically-acclaimed biopic about the legendary international singing icon Edith Piaf whose voice and talent captivated the world. Starring award-winner Marion Cotillard (A Very Long Engagement A Good Year) in an astonishing performance the film is a portrait of a remarkable artist born into poverty who survived using the only gift she had ? her voice. Piaf?s tragic life was a constant battle to sing and survive to live and love with no regrets.Running Time: 141 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/BIOGRAPHY UPC: 026359441226 Manufacturer No: 94412
Amazon.com:
Edith Piaf is the subject of La Vie en Rose, director Olivier Dahan's powerful if emotionally redundant biographical film about the iconic French superstar whose life, as depicted here, seems to have been a numbing succession of tragedies interrupted on occasion by artistic triumph. Dahan's portrait begins with Piaf's stay in a brothel as a young girl. Left to the care of her grandmother (who runs the place) after her father pulls her away from a narcissistic mother, Piaf undergoes significant health problems and grows up to sing on the street in lieu of outright prostitution. The film pulses along with the usual biopic rhythms, with pivotal moments in the life of Piaf (played as an adult by Marion Cotillard) turning up regularly only to be smacked aside by the unseen hand of perpetual misfortune. There's the impresario (Gerard Depardieu) who recognizes Piaf's great but raw talent only to have a run-in with the criminal element around her. There's the heavyweight fighter (Marcel Cerdan) who becomes the love of Piaf's life but can't be with her. Drug addiction, random car accidents, tax problems, you name it, it's all here, topped by an unnerving revelation that pops up in La Vie en Rose's final moments. After awhile, with such a concentration of bad news squeezed into 140 minutes, one begins to wish Dahan had taken a more expansive approach to Piaf's life and times. But the film is never less than interesting, and the lead performance by Cotillard is often astonishing. --Tom Keogh
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- A wonderful movie about the life story of Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf, a very talented singer, went through many stages in her life to reach fame and an artistic prosperity.
She had a very difficult life. Her parents abandoned her when she was a child. Lived with her grandmother who ran a prostition network. Had to live and sing in the streets in order to make some money. Was abused by those who wanted to take advantage of her singing talent in order to make some money. Deeply fell in love with a married man, who later died in a plane, which deeply ... Read More
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- A little hard to follow
I was very surprised to discover that this movie was completely in French with English subtitles.It would not have been so bad, except for the fact that they spoke so fast; therefore, I had to read very fast, and as a result, did not watch what was going on as much as I would have liked.
Amazon's service was great, as usual.
Rating: - La Vie en Rose DVD
Wonderful movie.The movie has such an impact that it stays with you for days. Inspiring, sad and funny. I treasure this one.
Rating: - Great singing, not so interesting a character
The actress' performance was great, Depardieu stole all his scenes as usual, but I really did not find Piaf's life all that interesting or her very sympathetique in the end. These biopics are getting as tedious as reality TV.
Rating: - 2.5 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
Cotillard is fantastic and the makeup is exceptional (so the Oscars were deserved I guess) but the rest of La Vie En Rose leaves a lot to be desired: it's told out of sequence for no reason I can think of aside from a need to be different, which just ends up confusing the audience, secondary characters are discarded as the movie sees fit, and it clocks in at a looooong 149 minutes.
- A wonderful movie about the life story of Edith PiafEdith Piaf, a very talented singer, went through many stages in her life to reach fame and an artistic prosperity.
She had a very difficult life. Her parents abandoned her when she was a child. Lived with her grandmother who ran a prostition network. Had to live and sing in the streets in order to make some money. Was abused by those who wanted to take advantage of her singing talent in order to make some money. Deeply fell in love with a married man, who later died in a plane, which deeply ... Read More
- A little hard to followI was very surprised to discover that this movie was completely in French with English subtitles.It would not have been so bad, except for the fact that they spoke so fast; therefore, I had to read very fast, and as a result, did not watch what was going on as much as I would have liked.
Amazon's service was great, as usual.
- La Vie en Rose DVDWonderful movie.The movie has such an impact that it stays with you for days. Inspiring, sad and funny. I treasure this one.
- Great singing, not so interesting a characterThe actress' performance was great, Depardieu stole all his scenes as usual, but I really did not find Piaf's life all that interesting or her very sympathetique in the end. These biopics are getting as tedious as reality TV.
- 2.5 stars out of 4The Bottom Line:
Cotillard is fantastic and the makeup is exceptional (so the Oscars were deserved I guess) but the rest of La Vie En Rose leaves a lot to be desired: it's told out of sequence for no reason I can think of aside from a need to be different, which just ends up confusing the audience, secondary characters are discarded as the movie sees fit, and it clocks in at a looooong 149 minutes.
