La Vie en Rose (PG-13)
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This came out in 2007, but I didn't see it until 2017. It's a biopic about famous French singer Édith Giovanna Gassion, more commonly known as Edith Piaf. The movie's original French title is "La Môme," referring to her nickname "La Môme Piaf" (the little sparrow). The U.S. title "La Vie en Rose" (life in pink) refers to one of her songs. The film jumps back and forth between various periods in her life, as a young girl (starting in 1918, when she was a few years old), and as a young woman just beginning her career, and as a famous singer, and as a middle-aged woman who seems much older than her years (ending with her death in 1963). I'm not quite sure what to say... I think the movie works well on a purely artistic level, but as a biopic, I found it frustratingly hard to follow. I definitely think the movie is better than the rating I've given it would suggest, but... I really would have preferred a more linear story. I hold myself (almost) entirely at fault for my inability to fully appreciate the film. There are so many characters- I mean, real people- who play important roles in Piaf's life, but I don't really want to mention any of them. Nor do I want to mention any specific plot points. Of course I think Marion Cotillard did a great job portraying the adult Edith. But I also thought it was a somewhat hard movie to watch. I mean, I found pretty much every scene, in every era, rather heartbreaking (some more than others), regardless of whether the scene was showing one of the high or low periods in Edith's life. But despite my difficulty in following everything, it was obviously a damn interesting life. (And of course, she was a damn good singer.)