La Vie en Rose
- Picturehouse and HBO Films present a critically-acclaimed biopic about the legendary international singing icon Edith Piaf, whose voice and talent captivated the world. Starring award-winner Marion Cotillard (A Very Long Engagement, A Good Year) in an astonishing performance, the film is a portrait of a remarkable artist born into poverty who survived using the only gift she had ? her voice. Piaf?
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Picturehouse and HBO Films present a critically-acclaimed biopic about the legendary international singing icon Edith Piaf, whose voice and talent captivated the world. Starring award-winner Marion Cotillard (A Very Long Engagement, A Good Year) in an astonishing performance, the film is a portrait of a remarkable artist born into poverty who survived using the only gift she had — her voice. Piaf’s tragic life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live a… More >>
February 28th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
This is probaly the worst movie I have ever had the displeasure of witnessing! I was dragged to this cinematic disaster by my father, who insisted it was going to be good, this however was not true. First of all it was French (what more do I have to say). Second of all this thing (I refuse to call this a movie) has subtitles the whole movie long which was very distracting. Plus this thing kept going from past to present making it very difficult to follow. The only thing I left the theatre with was the constant grading repetition of the name “MARCEL!”
DO NOT FORCE YOUR CHILDREN TO VIEW THIS MUDDLE OF A FILM!
Rating: 1 / 5
February 28th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
There’s always this kind of film that channel’s certain people’s effusive praise. I think they could have written it in Irdu and people will still rave. Over what? Unremarkable singing WITHOUT subtitles for the song; so unless you know French you get uninteresting melody w/o understanding and nothing exceptional in delivery. Her eyes remind one of a sad and spaced out bulldog; the dialogue uninspired. The “real” Piaf voice is from old recordings better left untouched.
The back-and-forth time-line quickly lost its welcome as its irrelevance to anything except confusing teh viewer became apparent. An “art film” one is encouraged to “see” into deeply which held nothing for me.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 28th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Well, you can’t deny she was a great popular singer. I certainly don’t. Like Billy Holiday, she possessed that special voice, that sorrowful gaze, the special loneliness that made her art very appealing. When the life story is told, however, one is asked to sympathize with her as a person, not only as a singer. For me, this was difficult. I certainly recognize her personal despair, I have compassion, but finally I found her a torment to others and began to sympathize more with them than with her. Many have an infinite patience with these types of demanding, erratic geniuses, but I don’t. Thank God she found people willing to put up with her. I would have fled. The movie seemed long because I felt restless as I watched her destroy everything around her.
Rating: 2 / 5
February 28th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
To be honest, I have not had the time to view this Movie, but I am sure it will be great, will watch it this weekend. A friend of mine watched it and she loved it. Diffently a 5 Star Video.
Thanks
Chris Baker
Rating: 5 / 5
February 28th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Booze, drugs, unrequited love. What more could you ask for in a fulfilling life?
You know that the train wreck is foreordained but you watch anyway. The life of Edith Piaf seems at times reminiscent of Judy Garland.
A sad and somewhat depressing tale. Is this how you want to spend 2 hours and 20 minutes of your life?
Rating: 3 / 5