La Vie en Rose

The extraordinary story of Edith Piaf


La Vie en Rose
This award-winning biopic takes a look at the life of legendary French singer Edith Piaf. Although not following a strictly linear timeline, we see her tough childhood from a divided family, being raised in a brothel, before being forced to work for her busker dad. However once she started singing, her life took off, and she had a rich love life. Her successes were marred by tragedies before her early death. In French with English subtitles.

138 minutes.
Mature Accompaniment under 13 (Language).
Biographical, Drama, Musical, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve
Director
Olivier Dahan
ScreenplayOlivier Dahan, Isabelle Sobelman
MusicChristopher Gunning
CinematographyTetsue Nagata
EditingRichard Marizy
Sound formatsDolby Digital, DTS
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2007
Produced byLégende, TF1, Songbird Pictures, Okko Productions, Canal+, Sofica Valor 7, TPS Star

Official Site | IMDB page
Trailer: Medium

Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageModerate with moderate frequency, occasionally strong
NudityNone
SexImpled and alluded to.
ViolenceDomestic violence and verbal abuse.
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsNone
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Lara de Matos quote iconLife seen through its passionate hue.
15
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote iconHeel waarskynlig gaan dit die goue beeldtjie ontvang.
20
Cape Times
Carina Chocano quote iconFlutters around.
10
The Citizen
Peter Feldman quote iconA dark but touching portrait.
16
24.com
Christina Carstens quote icon La Vie en Rose is a worthy tribute to this legendary French star.
15
BBC
Laura Bushell quote iconLa Vie En Rose succeeds in telling an involving and moving version of Piaf's life, giving us the reasons why she told such a story of heartbreak and defiance through her music.
15
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert
20
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers quote iconSomehow Olivier Dahan's impressionistic heartbreaker of a movie gets it all in.
18
Metacritic.com
29 critics
13
Rottentomatoes critics
129 critics
14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconThe real achievement is Marion Cotillard's wholly convincing performance.
15

What the People say

Internet
4602 Netizens quote iconThis movie...it's a poem about a poet...
15

Average .. 78%

16




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