Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-11-26
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: French, English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 135 minutes

DVD Description
From the slums of Paris to the limelight of New York, Edith Piaf's life was a battle to sing and survive, live and love. Raised in poverty, Edith's magical voice and her passionate romances and friendships with the greatest names of the period - Yves Montand, Jean Cocteau, Charles Aznavour, Marlene Dietrich, Marcel Cerdan and others - made her a star all around the world. But in her audacious attempt to tame her tragic destiny, the Little Sparrow - her nickname - flew so high she could not fail to burn her wings.

Synopsis
The life and career of Edith Piaf explodes on the big screen with LA VIE EN ROSE, a biopic which focuses on Piaf's relationships with some of the most eccentric personalities of her generation, including Marlene Dietrich, Yves Montand, and many more.

The Daily Mail
`Simply sensational… worthy of an Oscar'

Customer Reviews

Incroyable!
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
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.

A True Tribute to an Amazing Woman
My view echoes the vast majority of reviews on here; Cotillard is a revelation; what an achievement in acting; she really did deserve the oscar for best actress and then some, in fact she may have raised the standard! I could not help thinking "I wonder what Edith Piaf would think of this" - I think she would have been very impressed (in her own way of course).
I have not stopped talking about this since I saw it; I bought it for a present for my mother for Christmas last year, after hearing rumours how brilliant it was, and only saw it myself the other day; in the meantime of course, Marion Cotillard has won the oscar.
If you think you cannot watch a subtitled film, and this is the only thing that is putting you off, I urge you to take a chance and watch, as the film truly is a work of art in every sense.