La Vie En Rose [2007]

Product Details

Actor : Marion Cotillard
Artist : Marion Cotillard
Format : Box set, PAL
Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
Binding : DVD
EAN : 5051429101231
Product Group : DVD
Region Code : 2
Release Date : 2007-11-26
Running Time : 135minutes
Studio : Icon Home Entertainment

ASIN : B000VNJEGW

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Customer Reviews

I can see why Marion Cotillard won the Oscar. (2008-06-22)

If nothing else, I encourage people to buy this film just to admire and marvel at the sheer brilliance and remarkable finesse with which Cotillard portrays Edith Piaf. Her acting throughout is simply exceptional and in a class of its own. Such talent is rare and one of a kind! Great also if you like Edith Piaf's songs. Cotillard certainly deserved her Oscar and Bafta!10 Stars just for her acting!

Awesome! (2008-06-17)

Well worth watching, but make sure you have tissues, a drink (or 4), and chocolate - you need to actually concentrate & watch this film.I did get a little annoyed with the very dark lighting in lots of scenes - never can see the sense in filming something you cant see - but I guess that addded to the moodiness of it, & the acting & story were more than capable of carrying the darkness.Fab film - really enjoyed it. I now have to go out & learn more about Edith!

A dramatic french experience (2008-06-04)

This is a film about a singing genius, that complete one-off, Edith Piaf, alive in the first half of the 20th century but whose performances are still dramatically effective now. The film reminds me of our fascination with genius and how when we look closely at it a life of chaos and pain and selfishness is often revealed. This very honest film about an icon portrays all of this and more. The flashback structure did get in the way sometimes, I definitely found myself thinking why didn't they start at the beginning and end with her death, the chaos and hurtling pace of her life would still have been interestingly and successfully revealed. The film showed that the messiness in her life was part of her genius and that it was her huge talent that saved her from own self-destructive personality and the fallout from her appalling upbringing. Her very short life by today's standards would have been even shorter without that talent. I did find myself thinking that parts of her life were missing in the film, for example, what happened to Raymond her teacher, why was she so stooped, what was physically wrong with her, what happened to certain characters later, who were all the people that surrounded her and supported her all her life. These were not explained. However I imagine the director had to make several big cutting decisions as Piaf's life was so eventful.This does not take away from the success of the film, the outstanding performance by Marion Cotillard, the music, of course the songs, the costumes, the lighting, the sets,the sense of period, all marvellous. What counts is that you feel you know a lot more about Piaf at the end of the film and that sadly the delight and great art she was able to give to her audience then and now was at some cost to her. However the film shows that Piaf's work was also a source of balm and complete joy for herself so we come away feeling that though her life was full of pain which benefited her audience she did find great comfort through her own art.The film is as complete a portrait of Piaf that I think could have been made on film, now to find a written biography to fill in the gaps which could not possibly all be included and also the most important thing, to buy the music!

Incroyable! (2008-04-23)

Marion Cotillard is quite simply incredible in this film. If you can put up with the subtitles then you must see it. It's not a happy film, it won't leave you full of joy, but it is fascinating and beautifully acted.I cried like a baby at the end and am not ashamed to admit it!

So disappointing (2008-04-16)

I love Edith Piaf's singing and really looked forward to this film.The acting was, at times, brilliant. However there were too many scenes of Marion Cotillard with the fixed grin and empty eyes of a complete idiot.The story was fragmented, it didnt come together for me at all. I was left wondering who Edith Piaf really was. The characters lacked depth.It was also very slow and I became very annoyed with this screaming, self-indulgent, spoiled junky.

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