La Vie En Rose (2007)

Plot Summary

An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Édith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's soon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, and then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggests the patterns of memory and association.

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Certification

Sensitive content guide

Awards

Prêmio Guarani (2008)

Premio Guarani 2008

Winner

Best Foreign Film

Olivier Dahan

Academy Awards, USA (2008)

Oscar 2008

Winner

Best Achievement in Makeup

Didier Lavergne Jan Archibald

Oscar 2008

Nominated

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Marit Allen

BAFTA Awards (2008)

BAFTA Film Award 2008

Nominated

Best Film Not in the English Language

Alain Goldman Olivier Dahan

BAFTA Film Award 2008

Nominated

Best Sound

Laurent Zeilig Pascal Villard Jean-Paul Hurier Marc Doisne

BAFTA Film Award 2008

Nominated

Best Production Design

Olivier Raoux

BAFTA Film Award 2008

Winner

Best Costume Design

Marit Allen

BAFTA Film Award 2008

Nominated

Best Production Design/Art Direction

Olivier Raoux Stanislas Reydellet

BAFTA Film Award 2008

Winner

Best Make Up & Hair

Jan Archibald Didier Lavergne

Berlin International Film Festival (2007)

Golden Berlin Bear 2007

Nominated

Golden Berlin Bear

Olivier Dahan