Dir: Olivier Dahan
2007
****
A brutally honest portrait of a troubled singer, Edith Piaf's life was a strange mix of success and tragedy but at no point does the film sugar-coat her or cover up the fact that a lot of it was just down to her. The jumping between different stages in her life was a little annoying at first but it becomes apparent as to why they chose to do it that way at the heartbreaking and astonishingly moving conclusion. Marion Cotillard's performance is spectacular, never has an actor been so brilliantly cast in a specific role. A powerful biopic, the best I've seen in quite a while and highly recommended!
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