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Edith Piaf has always been one of my favorites since college days. Infact I still have some old LP's of hers.
'La Vie en Rose' is the story of Edith Piaf from her childhood in a brothel to her final year before her death at 47.
It won an Academy Award nomination and NetFlex viewers gave it 4 stars out of 5, which I would do about the same.
If you like Edith Piaf, you will be captivated by the film, otherwise, perhaps not.
Her story begins in about 1928 when she is a small sickly child, sent to her grandmother's brothel, which she is the madam. One of the prostitutes actually befriends and mothers her to health.
From there she earns her pennies singing in the streets of Paris, -until she is recognized as a talented singer by a promenent nightclub proprietor. From there her caotic career begins.
What was missing in the film was the WWII years. I had the impression, that was told to me somewhere that during the war years she worked with the French Resistants Movement and was given a French Honor Award. This was not mentioned, nor was WWII shown. Maybe what I heard was wrong.
Anyway, a lot of lip-sync of Edith Piaf songs for Edith Piaf lovers.
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Topic - 'La Vie en Rose': A Short Review: - Vinylly 17:48:25 05/11/08 (5)
- I like Edith very much but this is a depressing, cynical bio. Her life, as all - tinear 12:14:27 05/12/08 (0)
- I read that some of the singing - PhilJ 20:33:45 05/11/08 (3)
- I agree about Cotillard, but the film was a mess - DWPC 14:06:55 05/12/08 (2)
- RE: What I Did Do After Viewing The Film: - Vinylly 13:42:51 05/13/08 (1)
- Omitting the Nazi Occupation was unthinkable...I didn't get it either - DWPC 22:48:13 05/13/08 (0)
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