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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… Read more
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2007 · 2h 20m · ★ 71% (155K)
The extraordinary story of Edith Piaf.
Director: Olivier Dahan
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory
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.
Olivier Dahan
TF1 International, Légende Films, Okko Production, Songbird Pictures, TF1 Films Production
Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Jean-Pierre Martins, Catherine Allégret, Marc Barbé, Caroline Silhol, Manon Chevallier, Pauline Burlet, Élisabeth Commelin, André Penvern, Marie-Armelle Deguy, Valérie Moreau, Marc Gannot, Jean-Paul Muel, Nathalie Dorval