La Vie En Rose (2007)

aka. La Mome

Genre: Biography / Drama / Music

Plot: An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she’s a street singer discovered by a club owner who’s soon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, “Non, je ne regrette rien.” The back and forth nature of the narrative suggest the patterns of memory and association.


Cast:

Marion Cotillard … Edith Piaf
Sylvie Testud … Mômone
Pascal Greggory … Louis Barrier
Emmanuelle Seigner … Titine
Jean-Paul Rouve … Louis Gassion
Gérard Depardieu … Louis Leplée
Clotilde Courau … Anetta
Jean-Pierre Martins … Marcel Cerdan
Catherine Allégret … Louise
Marc Barbé … Raymond Asso
Caroline Sihol … Marlene Dietrich (as Caroline Silhol)
Manon Chevallier … Edith - 5 years old
Pauline Burlet … Edith - 10 years old
Elisabeth Commelin … Danielle Bonel
Marc Gannot … Marc Bonel

Won 2 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 36 nominations