La Vie en Rose

4/3/2022

Marion Cotillard is super in this depiction of the life of French chanteuse Édith Piaf - from her upbringing in a brothel through the stages of her life that moulded this flawed but inspirational, and rather sad, woman into the truly international superstar that she became. Her performance is captivating; capturing the mannerisms and characteristics in a gritty, sympathetic and authentic fashion; leaving us in no doubt as to the thin emotional tightrope Piaf walked between sanity and, eventually, a drug-induced stupor and of the risks that involved not just for her, but those loyal (and not so much) around her. It is long, and at times Olivier Dahan takes a rather brutal approach to the chronology that can take a bit of getting used to; but the supporting performances - especially from Pac

9/20/2026

# Film: *La Vie en Rose* **Director:** Olivier Dahan **Starring:** Marion Cotillard as Piaf **PLOT:** \*\*\*\* **MUSIC:** \*\*\*\* **PERFORMANCE:** \*\*\*\* **CINEMATOGRAPHY:** \*\*\*\* **Year:** 2007 ‧ Musical/Drama **Review by Dr Usman Latif Khawaja** ## **EDITH PIAF — THE FRENCH SPARROW** The French have a way of making movies, and no one can do it as stylishly or realistically as them, and this is the latest evidence in support of that argument, in **Olivier Dahan's** coup de grâce biopic of **Edith Piaf**, enacted perfectly by **Miss Marion Cotillard**. The story of the life and times of the legendary French singer who rose from the slums of Paris to shine like a star even in New York's mercenary concert halls is no ordinary tale at 149 minutes, as it