La Vie en Rose- La Mome

Drama/ Music

Those who are familiar with the French music and pop culture must have heard the song "La Vie en Rose", which was written and sung by the famous French diva Edith Piaf. Now, director Olivier Dahan of "Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of Apocalypse" has created a great, popular film that narrates Piaf's rugged, tragic life.

Piaf was born and raised in a slums of Paris and suffered plenty of unfavorable turns in life. However, God gave her a magnificent voice for singing and it was through singing that she found happiness and supported herself. Piaf's talent was discovered and she became well-known by a bistro owner in 1935. Her beautiful voice interpreted songs like "La Vie en Rose," "Milord", "Hymne L' Amour" and those songs were soon on everybody's lips. She became a big star, and the most popular singer all over France. What came with fame was a considerable amount of pressure. Edith also had an intricate love life, which left her mentally and physically spent.

In this movie, director Oliver Dahan focuses on portraying Piaf's inner world as well as the contradictions of her character to the film's audience. In this way, they can experience what Piaf's life was like in reality, away from the stage. Actress Marion Cotillard, who also starred in the movie, "A Good Year", plays the main character and her true-to-life performance has won praise at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival.

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