La Vie en Rose (film)
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| Directed by | Olivier Dahan |
| Produced by | Alain Goldman |
| Written by | Isabelle Sobelman Olivier Dahan |
| Starring | Marion Cotillard Gérard Depardieu Sylvie Testud |
| Music by | Christopher Gunning Édith Piaf |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Nagata |
| Editing by | Richard Marizy |
| Distributed by | Picturehouse (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 8 February 2007 (Germany) 8 March 2007 (Netherlands) June 8, 2007 (USA) |
| Running time | 140 mins |
| Country |  United States France UK |
| Language | French / English |
| Gross revenue | $81,945,871 |
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La Vie en Rose (literally "The Life in Pink", the English equivalent is"Life through rose-tinted glasses") is the English release title of La Môme, a 2007 French film directed by Olivier Dahan about quintessential French singer Édith Piaf, starring Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard. The English release title is the name of Piaf's best-known song. The film's original title means "the kid", because Piaf was known as "La Môme Piaf" or "The Kid Sparrow." The film won two Oscars, four BAFTAs, five Césars, three Czech Lions and Golden Globes. For her performance as Piaf, Marion Cotillard became the first actor or actress to ever win an Academy Award for Best Actress ("Oscar") for a performance entirely in French.
This film also became the third-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States in the last two decades (behind Amelie and Brotherhood of the Wolf). [1]
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[edit] Plot
The film presents a fractured and largely non-linear series of key events from the life of Édith Piaf. Although scenes often jump back and forth across decades (evoked as flashbacks mostly from within Edith's memories), parts of her childhood take up much of the first part, and the movie ends with her death, and the performance of what is perhaps her signature song, "Non, je ne regrette rien".
[edit] Cast
- Marion Cotillard as Édith Piaf
- Gérard Depardieu as Louis Leplée
- Sylvie Testud as Mômone (Simone Berteaut)
- Jean-Pierre Martins as Marcel Cerdan
- Emmanuelle Seigner as Titine
- Pascal Greggory as Louis Barrier
- Catherine Allégret as Louise Gassion
- Jean-Paul Rouve as Louis Gassion
- Clotilde Courau as Anetta Gassion
[edit] Production
- For almost all the performances in the movie ("Heaven Have Mercy", "Milord", "Rien de rien", "La foule", "Cri du cœur", "La vie en rose" (English version), "Mon Dieu", "Hymne à l'amour", "Mon manège à moi", "Non, je ne regrette rien"), the original recordings of Piaf were used, because the director Olivier Dahan thought it impossible to replicate her uniquely distinct voice and because he wanted to keep it as authentic sounding as possible.[citation needed]
- However, four songs were entirely performed by "Parigote" singer Jil Aigrot: "Mon Homme", "Les Mômes de la Cloche", "Mon Légionnaire", "Les Hiboux" as well as the third verse and chorus of "L'Accordéoniste" and the first chorus of "Padam Padam". Only parts of these last two songs were sung because they were sung while Piaf/Cotillard was fatigued and fell on stage.
- Apart from that, "La Marseillaise" is performed by child singer Cassandre Berger (lip-synched by Pauline Burlet, who plays the young Édith in the film), and Mistinguett's "Mon Homme" and "Il m'a vu nue" (sung in part by Emmanuelle Seigner) also appear.
- The movie premiered at the Berlin Film Festival.
[edit] Box office performance
In theaters, the film grossed US$81,945,871 worldwide — $10,072,300 in the United States and Canada and $71,873,571 elsewhere in the world.[1] In the countries of France, Algeria, Monaco, Morocco and Tunisia, the film grossed a total of $42,014,775.[2]
This film became the third-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States in the last two decades (behind Amelie and Brotherhood of the Wolf). [2]
[edit] Critical reception
The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. As of February 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 73% of the 132 critics to view the film had given it positive reviews.[3] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 66 out of 100, based on 29 reviews.[4] In particular, critics praised the lifelike and deeply emotional performance of lead actress Marion Cotillard, culminating in her Oscar win for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Critic A.O Scott of The New York Times, while unimpressed with the film itself, was still rather impressed with Cotillard performance: "It is hard not to admire Ms. Cotillard for the discipline and ferocity she brings to the role."[5] Carino Chocano of the Los Angeles Times opined that "Marion Cotillard is astonishing as the troubled singer in a technically virtuosic and emotionally resonant performance..." Richard Nilsen from Arizona Republic was even more enthusiastic, writing, "Don't bother voting. Just give the Oscar to Marion Cotillard now. As the chanteuse Édith Piaf in La Vie en rose, her acting is the most astonishing I've seen in years."[3]
[edit] Awards
Marion Cotillard has won six Best Actress Awards for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose:
- The Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Motion Picture (musical or comedy)
- The Prix Lumière (equivalent to the Golden Globe in France) for Best Actress
- The BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Music
- The Academy Award (otherwise known as the Oscars) for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- The César Award (equivalent to the Oscars in France) for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- The Czech Lion (equivalent to the Oscars in the Czech Republic) Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Other Awards include:
- Nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at the BAFTAs.
- Nominated for Academy Award for Costume Design.
- Nominated for 2008 Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Film Score.
[edit] References
- ^ La Vie en rose (2007). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
- ^ La Vie en rose (2007) - International Box Office Results. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ a b La Vie en rose - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
- ^ La Vie en rose (2007): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ "La Vie en rose: A French Songbird’s Life, in Chronological Disorder". The New York Times. June 8, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Official U.S. site
- Official site
- Official MySpace page
- La Vie en rose at the Internet Movie Database
- La Vie en rose at Rotten Tomatoes
- La Vie en rose at Metacritic
- La Vie en rose at Box Office Mojo
- La Vie en rose at Allmovie
- La Vie rn rose- photos from the film
- Interview with Olivier Dahan
- Interview with Marion Cotillard
- La Vie en Rose (film) offical trailer
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