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La vie en rose

La Môme (La Vie en Rose)

2007

Olivier Dahan

Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner ...

7.1

13,655

Drama. Musical She was tiny and tender, but her private life was marked by extraordinary tragedy. Edith Piaf (1915-1963) conveyed French identity to the rest of the world as had no other singer before or after her. Known internationally as the "sparrow of Paris" her voice was in fact strong, expressive and passionate. Her international fame rests on the astounding success of songs like "La vie en rose", "Non, je ne regrette rien", "Mylord" and many ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"The most astonishing immersion of one performer into the body and sould of another ever encountered on film."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Marion Cotillard, lip-syncing Piaf’s songs and digging into her soul with gale-force urgency, gives a performance for the ages (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It's an anthology of scenes in search of a movie, and it really is very long. But it manages to miss out the most important period of Edith Piaf's life: living in occupied France in the second world war (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"The film is long and sometimes harrowing, but also enthralling."	POS
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"A film of unvarying intensity that seems longer than its 140-minute running time."	POS
United States	Dan Callahan Slant	"Piaf’s tidal emotional vulgarity and brutish commitment to the most sentimental chansons is captured accurately and even irresistibly (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"One of the best biopics I've seen (...) In 'La Vie en Rose' there is never a moment's doubt. Even the hair is right (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Despite the film's uneven nature, Cotillard's extraordinary performance is worth experiencing"	POS
United States	Carina Chocano Los Angeles Times	"Marion Cotillard astonishes as Edith Piaf"	POS
United States	Lisa Nesselson Variety	"No artificial timeline is imposed on the proceedings, yet the portrait feels rich and rounded (...) Period re-creations feel just right"	POS
United States	Maitland McDonagh TV Guide	"It's sometimes wrenching to watch, but it's too gripping to turn away from"	POS
United States	Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"For Piaf fans, 'La Vie en Rose' is a must-see. For fans yet-to-be, Dahan and Cotillard's film is an opportunity rich with discovery"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"Hurtling and impassioned, driven by some of the greatest popular music ever recorded"	POS

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