La Vie en Rose
The extraordinary story of Edith Piaf.
The extraordinary story of Edith Piaf.
Drama, Music
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2007
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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.
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Runtime:
140 min
Release date:
14 Feb 2007
Country:
CZ, FR, GB
Languages:
French
Budget:
$25,000,000
Revenue:
$86,274,793
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 48 wins & 61 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
This isn't the first time Piaf's life has been brought to the screen and it probably won't be the last, but Cotillard makes this particular version stand apart.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
4 Jan 2008
rotten:
This is a surreal and exhausting experience.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
6 Jul 2007
rotten:
Marion Cotillard tears up all the available scenery in this overblown, achronological biopic of French pop singer Edith Piaf.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
6 Jul 2007
rotten:
La Vie is a movie so frantic to get to it all that nothing is more than touched on.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jul 2007
fresh:
This kind of heightened drama might not work in most movies, but it suits its larger-than-life subject: Dahan's La Vie is the movie equivalent of a torch song.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
27 Jun 2007