[75] La Vie En Rose

This is a movie about French singer, Edith Piaf, and her life.  The movie takes us through the different stages of her life, flashing backwards and forwards as we see her childhood, then her later years, and back to other parts of her childhood, and so on.  As a child she lived a life of poverty, until she was discovered singing on the street for money.  

The movie is in French, with English subtitles.  Unless you are French, then you clearly don't need the subtitles.  I enjoy listening to movies in other languages, because sometimes it fits more than hearing English.  French is a nice language to listen to.  I have not watched many foreign films before, but I know there are a fair few on this list, so it will be interesting to hear various languages spoken.

On another note, the acting in this is supurb.  Marion Cotillard, who plays Edith Piaf through her later years, won Best Actress at the 2008 Academy Awards for her role.  She took the role and made it her own, well executing it throughout the whole film.  The children who play Edith in her younger years are also to be commended for their work.  Excellent acting on their part, as well.  

I don't think I can really do justice to describing the life that Edith Piaf led, so you should probably go check that out by either watching the film, or searching the internet for something that could better tell you.  

One of my favourite parts of the film was the songs, so beautifully sung, of course by Edith Piaf.  There were a couple of other songs, but of course she was behind most of them.  

Many of her songs have featured in such films as Wall-E, Saving Private Ryan, The Bucket List and fifty or so others.  Mostly the song 'La Vie En Rose' features in these. 

I give this film an 8/10, and if you're interested in Biopic type films, then you should definitely check this out if you haven't. 

Edit: I forgot to add this amazing quote from the film, one that will stick with me for a long time. 

American Journalist: If you were to give advice to a woman, what would it be? 

Edith Piaf: Love. 

American Journalist: To a young girl? 
Edith Piaf: Love. 
American Journalist: To a child? 
Edith Piaf: Love. 

That is all.