La Vie En Rose, the biopic on Piaf, provides a moving emotional journey. You marvel at Piaf's survival instincts and at the performance of Marion Cotillard (an interview). It's one of those long movies that goes by without your being aware of the time. In other words, gripping.
The script is strong with some nice touches. This film about a tragic life ends on precisely the right moment. There's also a terrific (almost surrealistic) scene in which, right after learning of the death of her lover, Piaf's room opens up onto a stage onto which she walks to perform, a nice visual association of life and art.
- About Edith Piaf
- Piaf's Paris
- La Vie En Rose, Piaf singing in 1954.
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Now showing at the Laurelhurst theater. $3 admission, pizza and beer, and quality concessioneers!
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