La vie en rose [videorecording] / Légende ; Canal+ ; Sofica Valor 7 ; TPS Star in co-production with TF1 International, TF1 Films Productions, Songbird Pictures, Okko Productions ; produced by Alain Golman ; written by Olivier Dahan, Isabelle Sobelman ; directed by Olivier Dahan.
Edition: Extended version.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Burbank, CA : HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2007.
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s): Piaf, Edith, 1915-1963 Drama.
Piaf, Edith, 1915-1963 Drama.
Women singers France Drama.
Fathers and daughters France Drama.
Circus performers France Drama.
Man-woman relationships France Drama.
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Padre e hija Francia Teatro. bidex
Women singers France Drama.
Father-daughter relationship France Drama.
Circus performers France Drama.
Man-woman relationship France Drama.
France Drama.
France Drama.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Musical films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
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Credits: Director of photography, Tetsuo Nagata ; editor, Richard Marizy ; music, Christopher Gunning ; costume designer, Marit Allen ; production designer, Olivier Raoux.
Performers: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Jean-Pierre Martins, Catherine Allégret, Marc Barbé.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13; for substance abuse, sexual content, brief nudity, language and thematic elements.
Notes: French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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Special features: "Stepping into character:" an exclusive behind the scenes look at Marion Cotillard's transformation into Edith Piaf's character, including an interview with the director and award-winning Marion Cotillard; Edith Piaf documentary.
Summary: Edith Piaf was raised in a brothel, wrested from the only life she knew by her father so they could join the circus, Edith spent her teen years on the streets. She is finally "rescued" by a crime figure who gives her career a start, and, ultimately, her international success and final illness. She was always frail, sickly, malnourished, and wildly temperamental. She was often on drugs or alcohol, and she was always in search of true love. Middleweight boxer, Marcel Cerdan, captures her heart and gives her something to live for, besides her music--at least for a while.
