La Vie en Rose

Feb 14, 2007

2h 20m

★ 7.4

The extraordinary story of Edith Piaf.

Overview

From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.

Genres

Music

Drama

Production Companies

TF1 International

Légende Films

Okko Production

Songbird Pictures

TF1 Films Production

La Vie en Rose Trailers

Cast

Edith Piaf

Marion Cotillard

Simone 'Mômone' Berteaut

Sylvie Testud

Louis Barrier

Pascal Greggory

Titine

Emmanuelle Seigner

Louis Gassion

Jean-Paul Rouve

Louis Leplée

Gérard Depardieu

Annetta Gassion

Clotilde Courau

Marcel Cerdan

Jean-Pierre Martins

Louise Gassion

Catherine Allégret

Raymond Asso

Marc Barbé

Marlene Dietrich

Caroline Silhol

Edith - 5 years old

Manon Chevallier

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