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| ![La Vie En Rose [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51r1k%2BAw5HL._SL75_.jpg)
 enlarge | Artist: Marion Cotillard
Actor: Marion Cotillard
Studio: Icon Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 111
Format: Box Set, Pal
Languages: French (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 135
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5051429101231
ASIN: B000VNJEGW
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: November 26, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: ##ALL ITEMS IN STOCK, FOR DESPATCH FROM LONDON, EMAIL CONFIRMATION WHEN DESPATCHED (111)
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 So disappointing April 16, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I love Edith Piaf's singing and really looked forward to this film.
The acting was, at times, brilliant. However there were too many scenes of Marion Cotillard with the fixed grin and empty eyes of a complete idiot.
The story was fragmented, it didnt come together for me at all. I was left wondering who Edith Piaf really was. The characters lacked depth.
It was also very slow and I became very annoyed with this screaming, self-indulgent, spoiled junky.
 A True Tribute to an Amazing Woman March 24, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
My view echoes the vast majority of reviews on here; Cotillard is a revelation; what an achievement in acting; she really did deserve the oscar for best actress and then some, in fact she may have raised the standard! I could not help thinking "I wonder what Edith Piaf would think of this" - I think she would have been very impressed (in her own way of course).
I have not stopped talking about this since I saw it; I bought it for a present for my mother for Christmas last year, after hearing rumours how brilliant it was, and only saw it myself the other day; in the meantime of course, Marion Cotillard has won the oscar.
If you think you cannot watch a subtitled film, and this is the only thing that is putting you off, I urge you to take a chance and watch, as the film truly is a work of art in every sense.
A Film Biography March 24, 2008
2 out of 13 found this review helpful
I did watch this film from beginning to end, but I can't say it overwhelmed me. I kept expecting it to close, and then it went on to another bit of the story, and another, and another. I find Piaf a bit of a cliche, Je ne regrette rien is the sort of thing rather dim people pick for their Desert Island Disc.
It was a harrowing story, but apart from telling us the outlines of a hard life, I'm not sure it really told me anything profound or universal.
Too real. March 20, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
Somehow I found the amazingly brilliant performance by Marion Cotillard, coupled with the fabulous costume and whole atmosphere captured by this excellent film, too difficult to 'enjoy'. The whole thing was so very tragic and so very real that it is, without doubt, the most depressing film I have ever seen. If you want brilliance - this is it. If you are at all at a low ebb - this isn't!
Simply the best March 19, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This film has to be quite possibly the most touching that i've seen all year. I've been waiting for a decent film to come along for a long time and of course the French never really fail to deliver!
La vie en rose is magnificent, if you are contemplating buying this dvd do not even hesitate. It will move you like you'd never imagine. I still feel haunted from Piaf's Padam...Padam...Padam...and even if you do not possess a romantic bone in your body, this may change things.
I applaud Cotillard for her sterling performance and ability to morphe into every aspect of Piaf's character. Her resemblence to Piaf is also scarily similar.
Anyway i will not go on..... you NEED to see this film.
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