La Vie en Rose

La Vie en Rose

140 mins | Drama, Music | Feb. 14, 2007

From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.

La Vie en Rose

140 mins | Drama, Music | Feb. 14, 2007

La Vie en Rose
From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers TF1 Films Production, TF1 International, Légende Films, Okko Production, Songbird Pictures
Original title La Môme
Directors Virginie Le Pionnier, Olivier Dahan
Writers Isabelle Sobelman, Olivier Dahan

Cast

Marion Cotillard

as Edith Piaf

Sylvie Testud

as Simone "Mômone" Berteaut

Pascal Greggory

as Louis Barrier

Emmanuelle Seigner

as Titine

Jean-Paul Rouve

as Louis Gassion

Gérard Depardieu

as Louis Leplée

Clotilde Courau

as Annetta Gassion

Jean-Pierre Martins

as Marcel Cerdan

Catherine Allégret

as Louise Gassion

Marc Barbé

as Raymond Asso

Caroline Silhol

as Marlene Dietrich

Manon Chevallier

as Edith - 5 years old

Pauline Burlet

as Edith - 10 years old

Élisabeth Commelin

as Danielle Bonel

André Penvern

as Jacques Canetti

Marie-Armelle Deguy

as Marguerite Monnot

Valérie Moreau

as Jeanne

Marc Gannot

as Marc Bonel

Jean-Paul Muel

as Bruno Coquatrix

Nathalie Dorval

as Mireille

Caroline Raynaud

as Ginou

Christophe Odent

as Dr. Bernay

Harry Hadden-Paton

as Doug Davis

Cylia Malki

as Philipo

Édith Le Merdy

as Simone Margantin

Laurent Olmedo

as Jacques Pills

Denis Ménochet

as Journalist in Orly

Josette Ménard

as Mamy

Dominique Paturel

as Lucien Roupp

Nicholas Pritchard

as Jameson

William Armstrong

as Clifford Fisher

Aubert Fenoy

as Michel Emer

Mario Hacquard

as Charles Dumont

Agathe Bodin

as Suzanne

Chantal Bronner

as Josette

Olivier Cruveiller

as Inspector Guillaume

Ashley Wanninger

as Leplée's assistant

Laurent Schilling

as Claude

Alban Casterman

as Charles Aznavour

Sébastien Tavel

as Interviewer

Nicole Dubois

as Seamstress

Martin Janis

as Jean Mermoz

Eric Franquelin

as Etienne

Marc Chapiteau

as Mitty Goldin

Maureen Demidof

as Marcelle

Farida Amrouche

as Aïcha

Pierre Peyrichout

as Journalist

Liliane Cebrian

as Palm reader

Paulina Němcová

as American journalist

Alain Figlarz

as Boxing trainer

Nathalie Cox

as Pin-up

Pierre Derenne

as P'tit Louis

Emy Lévy

as Brothel girl

Laura Stainkrycer

as Brothel girl

Lucie Březovská

as Brothel girl

Věra Havelková

as Brothel girl

Jan Kuželka

as Brothel customer

Jan Filipenský

as Fire eater

Mathias Honoré

as Mr. Loyal

Martin Sochor

as O'Dett audience member

Lenka Kourilova

as O'Dett audience member

Diana Stewart

as American woman

Robert Paturel

as Boxing ring corner-man

Olivier Raoux

as Waiter

Philippe Bricard

as Man in Lannes

Jaroslav Vízner

as New year's eve man

Nicolas Simon

as Journalist by the church

Thierry Gibault

as Ostende doctor

Garrick Hagon

as American doctor

Vladimír Javorský

as Street spectator

Fabien Duval

as Policeman

Rodolphe Saulnier

as Barman

Fedele Papalia

as Diner waiter

Pier Luigi Colombetti

as Brasserie owner

Zdena Herfortová

as Woman Etoile Cafe

Olivier Carbone

as Transvestite

Laurence Gormezano

as Brasserie waitress

Christophe Kourotchkine

as Civilian policeman

Robert Nebřenský

as Doctor in Dreux

Jaromír Janeček

as Show manager in Dreux

Christopher Gunning

as Orchestra conductor

Jil Aigrot

as Edith Piaf (singing voice)

Marek Vašut

as Docteur in Belleville (uncredited)