Movie Review: La Vie En Rose

Movie Review: La Vie En Rose


Well I told you I’d be back with the next Meryl Streep and by God has she earned it. Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you… Marion Cotillard. Cotillard received an Oscar award for her role in La Vie En Rose in 2008 and also received a BAFTA for best Comedy and X. The film ‘La Vie En Rose’ received 2 Oscars and 5 Cesar’s. The film is subtitled from French so it still keeps that Parisian charm.


The story is set in Paris in the 1930’s just before World War II, and gives true accounts of the life of Edith Piaf. Piaf is abandoned by her parents and is left to be brought up in a brothel. She becomes a street singer in order to earn money and then is offered a job singing in a nightclub. She eventually gets a record deal and makes it big in the music industry. The glitz and fame become to much for her and she becomes a heroin addict. She collapses on stage and becomes too weak to perform again. She dies alone at the age of 45.


The story is unique and tragic, and it really shows Piaf to be a dogged hard-done by character. Despite her fame and fortune she is destined for tragedy from beginning to end. The song ‘Mon Homme’ rings throughout the film in an enchanting way to give the movie a timeless mood with gut feelings of life-with-no-regrets and fight-til-the end. This was a very enjoyable autobiographical movie and a must-see for Piaf fans.