La Vie en Rose (2007)

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Synopsis
Writer/director Olivier Dahan (Crimson Rivers II) helmed La Vie en Rose, the screen biopic of tragic French songstress Edith Piaf. Marion Cotillard portrays Piaf, the superstar once raised as a young girl by her grandmother in a Normandy bordello, then discovered on a French street corner -- as a complete unknown -- by cabaret proprietor Louis Leplée (Gérard Depardieu). The film segues breezily between various episodes from Piaf's life -- such as her lover, French boxer Marcel Cerdan's (Jean-Pierre Martins) championship bout in mid-'40s New York; her period in Hollywood during the '50s; Piaf's abandonment as a young girl by her contortionist father (and earlier by her mother, a street singer); her brushes with the law as an adult; and her 1951 car accident and subsequent morphine addiction that caused her to age well beyond her years and left her barely mobile; and, through it all, her ability (like Billie Holiday) to funnel personal tragedy and emotional struggles into her vocalizations -- dazzling audiences in the process. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Cast

Catherine Allegret	Louise
Chantal Bronner	Josette
Clotilde Courau	Anetta Gassion
Clotilde Courau	Anetta, Edith's Mother
Marie-Armelle de Guy	Marguerite Monnot
Pascal Greggory	Louis Barrier
Garick Hagon
Garick Hagon	American Doctor
Christophe Odent	Dr. Bernay
Fedele Papalia	Fast Food Waiter
André Penvern	Jacques Canetti
Emmanuelle Seigner	Titine
Caroline Sihol	Marlene Dietrich
Ashley Wanninger	Leplée's Assistant
Gérard Depardieu	Louis Leplee
Gérard Depardieu	Louis Leplée
Christopher Gunning	Orchestra Leader
William Armstrong	Clifford Fisher
Olivier Cruveiller	Inspector Guillaume
Vladimir Javorsky	Spectator In Street
Jan Kuzelka	Brothel Client
Jean-Paul Muel	Bruno Coquatrix
Mathias Honore	Mr. Loyal
Marc Barbé	Raymond Asso
Marion Cotillard	Edith Piaf
Nathalie Dorval	Mireille
Laurent Olmedo	Jacques Pills
Sylvie Testud	Momone
Sylvie Testud	Mômone
Elisabeth Commelin	Danielle Bonel
Christophe Kourotchkine	Policeman
Olivier Raoux	Waiter
Dominique Paturel	Lucien Roupp
Laurent Schilling	Claude
Dominique Bettenfeld	Albert
Marc Chapiteau	Mitty Goldin
Jean-Paul Rouve	Louis Gassion
Jean-Paul Rouve	Louis Gassion, Edith's Father
Edith Le Merdy	Simone Margantin
Alain Figlarz	Trainer
Farida Amrouche	Aicha
Jean-Jacques Desplanque	Tony Zale
Nicholas Pritchard	Jameson
Olivier Carbone	Transvestite
Jean-Pierre Martins	Marcel Cerdan
Valeria Moreau	Jeanne
Jan Filipensky	Fire Eater
David Jahn	Soldier
Cylia Malki	Philipo
Jaroslav Vizner	Party Man
Nathalie Cox	Pin-Up
Laurence Gormezano	Pub Waitress
Nicole Dubois	Dressmaker
Caroline Silhol	Marlène Dietrich
Alban Casterman	Charles Aznavour
Pierre Derenne	Little Louis
Jil Aigrot	Adult Piaf (Singing Voice)
Jil Aigrot	Edith Piaf's Singing Voice
Cassandre Berger	Child Piaf (Singing Voice)
Manon Chevallier	Edith Piaf (Aged 5)
Manon Chevallier	Edith, Age 5
Pauline Burlet	Edith Piaf (Aged 10)
Pauline Burlet	Edith, Age 8
Pierre Peyrichout	Journalist
Caroline Raynaud	Ginou
Mario Hacquard	Charles Dumont
Aubert Fenoy	Michel Emer
Felix Belleau	Robert Juel
Nathalie Dahan	Yvonne
Harry Hadden-Paton	Doug Davis
Josette Menard	Mamy
Emy Levy	Brothel Girl
Lucie Stainkrycher	Brothel Girl
Vera Havelková	Brothel Girl
Martin Sochor	O'Dett Spectator
Frederique Smetana	O'Dett Spectator
Lenka Kourilova	O'Dett Spectator
Laura Menini	Circus Dancer
Oldrich Hurych	Clown
Diana Stewart	American
Robert Paturel	Man On Corner
Sébastien Tavel	Interviewer
Agathe Bodin	Suzanne
Martin Janis	Jean Mermoz
Eric Franquelin	Etienne
Maureen Demidof	Marcelle
Philippe Bricard	Man At Lannes
Helena Gabrielova	Drunken Woman
Sophie Knitti	Bar Client
Helene Genet	Bar Client
Liliane Cebrian	Mind-Reader
Nicolas Simon	Church Journalist
Pascal Mottier	Boy
Thierry Guibault	Ostende Doctor
Ginou Richer	Neighbour
Denis Menochet	Orly Journalist
Sylvie Guichenuy	Woman In Street
Fabien Duval	Policeman
Pauline Nemcova	USA Journalist
Maya Barsony	Girl In Bar
Rodolphe Saulnier	Barman
Zdena Herforova	Woman At Café Etiole
Pier Luigi Colombetti	Pub Customer
Robert Nebrensky	Doctor At Dreux
Jaromir Janácek	Dreux Festival Director
Richard Hein	Orchestra Leader
Elliot Dahan	Child
Isaac Dahan	Child

Production Crew

Sophie Delecourt	Additional Editing
Loulia Sheppard	Additional Make Up
Cecile Vatelot	Art Director
Olivier Raoux	Art Director
Petra Kobedova	Art Director
Stephane Cressend	Art Director
Catherine Morisse	Associate Producer
Catherine Morisse-Monceau	Associate Producer
Olivier Carbone	Casting
Tetsuo Nagata	Cinematographer
Tetsuo Naguta	Cinematographer
Marc Jenny	Co-producer
Olda Mach	Co-producer
Timothy Burrill	Co-producer
Christopher Gunning	Composer (Music Score)
Marit Allen	Costume Designer
David Crossman	Costumes Supervisor
Isabelle Sobelman	Dialogue Writer
Olivier Dahan	Dialogue Writer
Olivier Dahan	Director
Richard Marizy	Editor
Edith Piaf	Featured Music
Mathias Honore	First Assistant Director
Oldrich Mach	First Assistant Director
Barbara Kichi	Hair Styles
Cathy Jabes	Hair Styles
Ivol Strangmuller	Hair Styles
Linda Dvorakova	Hair Styles
Michel Perrot	Hair Styles
Jay Archibald	Key Hairstylist
Didier Lavergne	Makeup
E.M. Costa Ellis	Makeup
Gabriela Polakova	Makeup
Christopher Gunning	Musical Direction/Supervision
Edouard Dubois	Musical Direction/Supervision
Guy Barker	Musical Performer
Abraham Goldblat	Post Production Coordinator
Alain Goldman	Producer
Ilan Goldman	Producer
Adele Amos	Production Coordinator
Luc Étienne	Production Coordinator
Marc Vade	Production Manager
Michal Prikryl	Production Manager
David White	Prosthetic Makeup Effects
Matthew Smith	Prosthetic Makeup Effects
Isabelle Sobelman	Screenwriter
Olivier Dahan	Screenwriter
Virginie Le Pionnier	Script Supervisor
Pascale Jeanniard	Second Assistant Director
Vojta Hlavicka	Second Assistant Director
Martin Grosup	Second Unit Camera
Sébastian Caudron	Second Unit Director
Gilbert "Berto" Lecluyse	Second Unit Director Of Photography
Gaël Nicolas	Sound Editor
Nikolas Javelle	Sound Editor
Pascal Villard	Sound Editor
Marc Dosine	Sound Mixer
Jean-Paul Hurier	Sound/Sound Designer
Laurent Zeilig	Sound/Sound Designer
Mathieu Caudroy	Steadicam Operator
Roberto De Angelis	Steadicam Operator
Vlada Muller	Steadicam Operator
Breakthru Films	Visual Effects
Moving Picture Company	Visual Effects
Rainmaker Animation and Visual Effects UK	Visual Effects

Genre
Drama

Awards
2007 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Chicago Film Critics Association
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Southeastern Film Critics Award
2007 - Best Foreign Language Picture - Golden Satellite Award
2007 - In Competition - Berlin International Film Festival
2007 - Film Presented - San Francisco International Film Festiv
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Southeastern Film Critics Circle
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Golden Satellite Award
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Southeastern Film Critics Association

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