Edith Piaf

No Regrets

Marion Cotillard and Gérard Depardieu star in <i>La Vie en Rose</i>.
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Marion Cotillard and Gérard Depardieu star in La Vie en Rose.

The Little Sparrow Soars! J’Aime Beaucoup New Edith Piaf Film

Sing it, soeur: Marion Cotillard stars.
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Sing it, soeur: Marion Cotillard stars.

A virtuoso depiction of France’s most famous chanteuse and her harrowing, glamorous, tragic life.  read more »

No Regrets: Piaf Picture May Not Be Great, But Full of Feeling

Life fantastique: Gérard Depardieu and Marion Cotillard as Piaf.
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Life fantastique: Gérard Depardieu and Marion Cotillard as Piaf.

Olivier Dahan’s La Vie En Rose, from a screenplay by Mr. Dahan and Isabelle Sobelman (in French with English subtitles), moved me as no other musical biopic has ever moved me—which is not to say that this overlong French production is a good, much less great, movie (soap opera, some might say).  read more »

Roped Me a Husbando, 'C'est Toi Pour Moi, Moi Pour Toi Dans la Vie...'

FRANCESCA: Spectacular. The moon set a wide silver path on the ocean. B was so handsome. Toasting galore. An unforgettable cake. Food divine, though we didn't eat. And surrounded by love.
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Francesca and B.
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Band playing Scott Joplin, Motown, the Hora, everyone holding hands. A little Edith Piaf - La Vie en Rose- "C'est toi pour moi, moi pour toi dans la vie..."  read more »

Yes, the Devil Is an East Sider,And He Has a Cute New Bistro

"Turning the clock back 100 years to conjure the essence of Parisian society, Belzebù serves a bede  read more »