La Vie en Rose

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.

Cast

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard

as Edith Piaf

Sylvie Testud

Sylvie Testud

as Simone 'Mômone' Berteaut

Pascal Greggory

Pascal Greggory

as Louis Barrier

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

as Titine

Jean-Paul Rouve

Jean-Paul Rouve

as Louis Gassion

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

as Louis Leplée

Clotilde Courau

Clotilde Courau

as Annetta Gassion

Jean-Pierre Martins

Jean-Pierre Martins

as Marcel Cerdan

Catherine Allégret

Catherine Allégret

as Louise Gassion

Marc Barbé

Marc Barbé

as Raymond Asso

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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 captiv...

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