La vie en rose

La vie en rose

DVD - 2007

A dramatic retelling of the life of Edith Piaf, considered one of the great performers of France. Raised in a brothel, taken to work in a circus by her father, and eventually abandoned by her parents, she spent her teen years on the streets. Eventually "rescued" by a crime figure who gives her career a start, she makes her way to international success, despite recurring frailty, illness, wild moods, drug and alcohol problems.

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Subjects
Piaf, Edith, > 1915-1963 > Drama.
Women singers > France > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > France > Drama.
Circus performers > France > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > France > Drama.
France > Juvenile drama.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Feature films
Biographical films
Musical films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[New York] : HBO Video [2007]
Language
French
English
Spanish
Corporate Authors
Picturehouse (Firm), Légende Entreprises, TF1 International (Firm), TF1 Films Production, Okko Productions, Songbird Pictures Limited (Firm)
Corporate Authors
Picturehouse (Firm) (production company), Légende Entreprises, TF1 International (Firm), TF1 Films Production, Okko Productions, Songbird Pictures Limited (Firm)
Other Authors
Olivier Dahan (film director), Alain Goldman (film producer), Isabelle Sobelman, 1962- (screenwriter), Chris Gunning (composer), Marion Cotillard, 1975- (actor), Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, 1955-, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve, 1967-, Gérard Depardieu, 1948-, Clotilde Courau, Jean-Pierre Martins, 1971-, Catherine Allégret, 1946-, Marc Barbé
Edition
Extended version
Item Description
Special feature: "Stepping into character", with behind-the-scenes character development sequences for the film, including interviews with Dahan and Cotillard and footage of Piaf in performance (7 min).
Physical Description
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD ; region 1 ; Dolby 5.1 ; aspect: 2.35 anamorphic.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for substance abuse, sexual content, brief nudity, language and thematic elements.
Awards
Academy Awards, 2008 : Best Achievement in Makeup, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Marion Cotillard)
BAFTA Awards, 2008 : Best Costume Design, Best Leading Actress, Best Make Up & Hair, Best Music.
Golden Globe Awards, 2008 : Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Tetsuo Nagata ; editor, Richard Marizy ; music, Christopher Gunning ; costumes, Marit Allen ; production designer, Olivier Raoux.
ISBN
9780783156835
Access
For private home use only.
  • Special features: Widescreen version
  • "Stepping into character" featurette detailing Marion Cotillard's transformation into Edith Piaf
  • Language: French 5.1
  • Subtitles (Film only): English, French, Spanish.
Review by Library Journal Review

Indelibly nicknamed "The Little Sparrow" by the bar owner (Gerard Depardieu) who discovers her, iconic French chanteuse Edith Piaf is astonishingly re--created by relative unknown Marion Cotillard in a career-making performance. Olivier Dahan's soaring biopic deftly shifts back and forth from Piaf's beggared childhood singing in the streets of Paris to playing cabarets to, finally, taking the international stage--even as her personal life crumbles. For all collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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