La Vie en Rose
The extraordinary story of Edith Piaf.
Country
Production
Budget
$25 000 000
Revenue
$86 274 793
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Operator
Composer
Artist
Olivier Raoux
Audition
Olivier Carbone, Alex Johnson
Editing
Richard Marizy
All team (62)
All team (62)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- All of Edith Piaf's vocal performances in the film were sung by the singer Gil Egro.
- The film is also known under another distribution title – “La Vie en rose”.
- The international English title is “The Passionate Life of Edith Piaf”.
- In a number of countries – the Czech Republic, Israel, Poland, and Finland – they preferred to put Édith Piaf's name in the film's title. And in Hungary, the film was released under the title “Piaf”.
- The original title translation is "Baby".
- Marguerite Monnot, the singer’s friend and composer, could not attend her last concert at the Olympia – as she had died two years earlier, in 1961.
- All of Edith Piaf's musical parts were performed by singer Gilles Égrot.
- In several countries—Czech Republic, Israel, Poland, and Finland—they preferred to put Edith Piaf's name in the film's title. In Hungary, the movie was released simply as 'Piaf'.
- Marion Cotillard, who played Piaf, had to make significant sacrifices to achieve a closer resemblance to her character. For instance, she had to cut her hair and shave her eyebrows, which were later drawn on with a pencil. Furthermore, for the makeup in the final part, where she had to portray an aging Piaf, Cotillard spent up to five hours a day in the makeup chair.
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