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Certificate 12A

Cast Marion Cotillard Sylvie Testud Jean-Paul Rouve Pascal Greggory Marc Barbe Caroline Sihol Emmanuelle Seigner Catherine Allegret Gerard Depardieu Jean-Pierre Martins

Directors Olivier Dahan

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Running Time 140 minutes

La Vie En Rose (12A)

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Plot
Biography of French singer Edith Piaf (Cotillard). Neglected by her mother, Edith is brought up by her grandmother and then by her father, a travelling acrobat. The street singer is discovered and rises to fame, determined to work even when dying.

Verdict
A far-from-rosy life story makes this lengthy biopic entertaining, but despite a strong lead performance it fails to get under Piaf’s skin.


Reviewer: Anna Smith

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