about the film: french film about the life story of singer edith piaf
what i liked: set design, costumes and lighting were all great, audio was decent...but what stood out the most was marion cotillard's portrayl of the famous 20th century french singer, edith piaf. she should win every award for actress of the year for her performance. although she didn't actually sing in the film, her performance alone is worth watching...
cate blanchett says of the film, “Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en rose” was absolutely astonishing, and the synthesis of the performance with the whole film is superb. As much as inhabiting Piaf, she was also creating a creature, and I thought that was astonishing and inspiring. One of the most remarkable things I’ve ever seen.” when cate blanchett says that of another actress, you better listen to cate and go watch cotillard's performance.
what i didn't like: editing!!! this was a 2:20 movie that was told not in chronological order...it was spit out all over the place and lasted way too long.
for a "professional" written review, go to ebert's review here
for a "professional" voice recorded review, go to npr's review here
UPDATE 2/24/08: Marion Cotillard wins the 2008 Oscar for Best Lead Actress over Cate Blanchett among others as I predicted.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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