Monday, 14 October 2013

No regrets

La Vie en Rose (2007)

Directed by Olivier Dahan this film based on a true story stars Marion Cotillard, Gerard Depardieu and Sylvie Testud. This is the story of Edith Piaf from her youth in poverty to success as a singer and eventual health problems and death.

It seems that mostly this film sticks to historical events without getting involved in too much speculation but there is a pretty obvious omission of anything involving the singer during World War 2. The story is very much a warts and all account told in a non-linear fashion which is slightly confusing at times but not overly so. Clearly the best part of this film is Marion Cotilard's Oscar winning performance in the title role which is massively impressive and worth watching for alone.


4/5

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