La vie en rose (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | La vie en rose |
| Original title | La Môme |
| Country of production | France , Great Britain , Czech Republic |
| original language | French , English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | 140 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 10 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Olivier Dahan |
| script | Olivier Dahan |
| production | Alain Goldman |
| music | Christopher Gunning |
| camera | Tetsuo Nagata |
| cut | Richard Marizy |
| occupation | |
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La vie en rose (Original title: La Môme ) is a French drama film directed by Olivier Dahan . The film depicts the life of Édith Piafs and was the opening film of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival on February 8, 2007.
The main role was played by Marion Cotillard , who was widely acclaimed by the press for her portrayal and received an Oscar . She embodies Piaf both as an 18-year-old street singer and as a mentally and physically destroyed woman shortly before her death in 1963.
action
The film depicts the life of the French chanson singer Édith Piaf in episodes . It begins in 1959 when Piaf collapses on stage at a concert in New York. From this point of departure, her life story is told in flashbacks: the childhood in which she grew up in her grandmother's brothel and developed a close emotional bond with the prostitute Titine, later traveling with her father Louis as a showman. At the age of 15 Edith left her father and went to Paris. Here she meets Simone Berteaut , who remains her most loyal friend until death.
In 1935 Edith was invited to an audition by the theater owner Louis Leplée after hearing her sing on a street corner. Leplée invents her stage name with Piaf (sparrow) and gives her contacts in the Parisian music scene. Piaf is later suspected of participating in Leplée's murder.
In the years that followed, Piaf developed into the extraordinary and eccentric artist she later became known as. She experienced a deep blow after the death of her friend Marcel Cerdan in 1949.
The film particularly highlights the singer's darker side, such as her drug addiction, her serious illnesses and the associated breakdowns that occur again and again. The biography follows Piaf's work in leaps and bounds up to her death on October 10, 1963.
Soundtrack
In the film La vie en rose a total of 30 chansons by Édith Piaf are recorded. Some of them, such as Milord , La vie en rose and Non, je ne regrette rien , were used as originals, but digitally remastered. Another part, for example Mon légionnaire , was re-recorded by professional singers.
Data
Filming began in early 2006 with a budget of 20.7 million euros. The film opened in France and the French-speaking parts of Belgium and Switzerland on February 14, 2007. The cinema release in Germany was on February 22nd, in the USA on June 6th, 2007. La vie en rose reached 4.8 million admissions in France. The film grossed around 86.3 million US dollars worldwide.
Reviews
- Lexicon of international film : The film jumps back and forth between times in a dramatically bumpy manner, loses sight of people and leaves neither the images nor the stories room to unfold. Only the great leading actress and the unforgettable chansons lift the film out of the patchwork monotony and let a myth rise for a few touching moments.
- Kino.de: A magnificent, moving portrait with strong performances in front of and behind the camera.
- MovieGod.de: La vie en rose presents itself as an ambitious and well-equipped homage to a beloved national heroine , without glorifying her or glossing over the overall picture. Well played and beautifully executed, the film touches and entertains in equal measure, not least thanks to Édith Piaf's great music.
Awards
- Award in the category Best Actress (Marion Cotillard)
- Nominated in the Best Costumes category
- Award in the Best Make-Up category
- Award in the category Best Actress - Comedy / Musical (Marion Cotillard)
- Nominated in the Best Film category
- Nominated in the Best Director category
- Award in the category Best Actress (Marion Cotillard)
- Nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category (Pascal Greggory)
- Nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category (Sylvie Testud)
- Nominated in the Best Original Screenplay category
- Nominated in the Best Production Design category
- Award in the Best Costumes category
- Award in the Best Camera category
- Award in the Best Editing category
- Award in the Best Sound category
- Nominated in the film category
- Nominated in the category Best Actress (Marion Cotillard)
British Academy Film Awards 2008
- Award in the category Best Actress (Marion Cotillard)
- Award in the category Best Film Music (Christopher Gunning)
- Award in the Best Costumes category (Marit Allen)
- Award in the Best Mask category (Jan Archibald, Didier Lavergne)
- Nominated in the Best Sound category (Laurent Zeilig, Pascal Villard, Jean-Paul Hurier, Marc Doisne)
- Nominated in the category Best Production Design (Olivier Raoux)
Berlin International Film Festival 2007
- Nomination for the Golden Bear
Hollywood Film Festival 2007
- Nominated in the Hollywood Breakthrough Award category for Marion Cotillard
- Award in the category Best Actress - Drama (Marion Cotillard)
- Nominated in the Best Foreign Film category
- Nominated in the Best Director category
- Nominated in the category Best Supporting Actress - Drama (Emmanuelle Seigner)
- Nominated in the Best Editing category
- Nominated in the Best Sound category
- Nominated in the Best Costumes category
Seattle International Film Festival 2007
- Award in the Best Actress category for Marion Cotillard
Cabourg Romantic Film Festival 2007
- Award in the Best Actress category for Marion Cotillard
literature
- Judith Königer: The staging of authenticity in "La vie en rose", in: dies., Authenticity in the film biography. To develop a recipient-oriented concept of authenticity (= Epistemata Literaturwissenschaft 825). Würzburg 2015. pp. 164–176.
Web links
- La vie en rose in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of the film
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of release for La vie en rose . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2007 (PDF; test number: 109 017 K).
- ↑ Age rating for La vie en rose . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ La Vie en Rose. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
- ↑ La vie en rose. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 17, 2016 .