La môme (original title)
Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.
Co-writer/Director: Olivier Dahan
Stars: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory.
disc recently arrived.
25 songs in the Soundtracks, 10 Performed by Édith Piaf.
Translation of môme is kid.
Great singer. Not enough time with her recordings in the film.
If this is accurate, she lived a horrendous life. But the emphasis is on the traumatic; we don't spend any time with her enjoying her success.
It's almost completely in French. They didn't subtitle the songs, which is VERY disappointing.
When you watch the featurette, it's shocking to see how the actress looks in real life. The makeup and her physical acting was terrific.
Disc is imperfect; in penultimate chapter it has a couple of minute that hesitate/skip a line or two a few times.
Rated 7.6 (76,283)
distr. HBO, dir. Dahan; 6
