It’s past migdnight but I just can’t sleep with this piece of review running in my head. K
atatapos ko lang kasing panoorin ang La Vie En Rose (thanks to Dubai One Tv) at kahit inaantok na ako, the urge to jump right into my pc and peck away my thoughts is just overwhelming.
Originally entitled La Mome (the kid), La Vie En Rose is the story of the legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf. She was born Edith Gioavanni Gassion in the 1915 Paris, had a troubled childhood, nearly went blind if it wasn’t for prayers to St. Therese, grew up in poverty, brothel and circus but later became the ultimate diva of the 40’s and 50’s. As in walang sinabi ang mga Britney Spears at Madonna sa kanyang mga tantrums. They looked like kindergartens kung ikukumpara mo sa mga kagagahan ni Edith nong kasikatan nya.
But behind the eccentric, hard-headed and sometimes bitchy lady was an extremely talented singer. And seeing what she’s gone through in her early years, you’ll forgive her sa mga kalokahan nya. And you’ll feel for her when she lost a couple of important men in her life. First, her ‘Daddy Leplee’ (played by Gerard Depardieu) who picked her up from the streets, gave her a place to sing, and named her La Mome Piaf (the whaif sparrow). Then she also lost Marcel, a boxing champ who, despite being happily married to somebody else, was Edith’s greatest love.
It was when she lost Marcel that she became dependent with morphine. Having as much as 10 shots a day, an addiction which cost her health, and, eventually her life. She was only 48 years old when she died.
Sure it’s one extraordinary story of an artist told via one beautiful film.
Olivier D
ahan (the Director) did a wonderful job of telling the story in an unconventional manner. The editing swings back and forth from several time frames of the story. Which makes the film so engaging. Ang daming flashback. At kahit nong bandang ending na, may flashback pa rin which reveals one very important part of the story – na nagkaron pala ng anak si Edith. There never was a mention of the child for the most part of the film. It was only revealed doon sa scene na malapit na syang mamatay and hallucinating. She was calling the name of the child. Saka lang pinakitang nagkaanak pala sya dati na namatay sa meningitis at a very early age. Yon yong eksenang napa-AHHH ako even if I was alone watching it!
It’s one film na pag nagmulti-tasking ka while watching it, you’ll get lost. Kaya hindi ako umangat sa tv. I only rushed to get some coke and chips nong commercial gap. Nagmamadali din ako sa cr coz I don’t want to miss one single scene of the film. And when I do that, well, it only means the film is really effective. Nahawakan yong interest ko all the way.
And the interest was largely because of Marion Cotillard who played Edith. She won Oscar Best Actress in 2008 for this role. And now that I’ve seen the film, I’d say she deserved it, hands down. In fact, if I look back at the nominees during that year, si Cate Blanchett lang ang matinding kalaban nya noon. Cate was very good as Elizabeth (na napanood ko lang ulit the other night), but Marion as Edith was awesome.
She breathed life and brought back Edith Piaf on screen. From a street-wise teenager in Paris to a touring diva in the US. From the boozing and partying star to the crooked old lady w
ho barely can walk but sang her heart out as the last curtain drew on her. I didn’t see the tiniest part of Marion on screen. It was Edith all the way.
Galing din ng make-up team nong film (they won the Oscars also). Coz they gave Marion all the looks she needed to play the part well – from a coquettish 18-year old to a sickly and dying 48-year old lady. And all the years in between.
And the musical score? Well, that’s one integral part of the film that didn’t fail. Now I’d go to sleep with La Vie En Rose playing in my head. And oh yes, puyat na ako kakasulat nito. But it’s definitely worth it. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.
atatapos ko lang kasing panoorin ang La Vie En Rose (thanks to Dubai One Tv) at kahit inaantok na ako, the urge to jump right into my pc and peck away my thoughts is just overwhelming.Originally entitled La Mome (the kid), La Vie En Rose is the story of the legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf. She was born Edith Gioavanni Gassion in the 1915 Paris, had a troubled childhood, nearly went blind if it wasn’t for prayers to St. Therese, grew up in poverty, brothel and circus but later became the ultimate diva of the 40’s and 50’s. As in walang sinabi ang mga Britney Spears at Madonna sa kanyang mga tantrums. They looked like kindergartens kung ikukumpara mo sa mga kagagahan ni Edith nong kasikatan nya.
But behind the eccentric, hard-headed and sometimes bitchy lady was an extremely talented singer. And seeing what she’s gone through in her early years, you’ll forgive her sa mga kalokahan nya. And you’ll feel for her when she lost a couple of important men in her life. First, her ‘Daddy Leplee’ (played by Gerard Depardieu) who picked her up from the streets, gave her a place to sing, and named her La Mome Piaf (the whaif sparrow). Then she also lost Marcel, a boxing champ who, despite being happily married to somebody else, was Edith’s greatest love.
It was when she lost Marcel that she became dependent with morphine. Having as much as 10 shots a day, an addiction which cost her health, and, eventually her life. She was only 48 years old when she died.
Sure it’s one extraordinary story of an artist told via one beautiful film.
Olivier D
ahan (the Director) did a wonderful job of telling the story in an unconventional manner. The editing swings back and forth from several time frames of the story. Which makes the film so engaging. Ang daming flashback. At kahit nong bandang ending na, may flashback pa rin which reveals one very important part of the story – na nagkaron pala ng anak si Edith. There never was a mention of the child for the most part of the film. It was only revealed doon sa scene na malapit na syang mamatay and hallucinating. She was calling the name of the child. Saka lang pinakitang nagkaanak pala sya dati na namatay sa meningitis at a very early age. Yon yong eksenang napa-AHHH ako even if I was alone watching it!It’s one film na pag nagmulti-tasking ka while watching it, you’ll get lost. Kaya hindi ako umangat sa tv. I only rushed to get some coke and chips nong commercial gap. Nagmamadali din ako sa cr coz I don’t want to miss one single scene of the film. And when I do that, well, it only means the film is really effective. Nahawakan yong interest ko all the way.
And the interest was largely because of Marion Cotillard who played Edith. She won Oscar Best Actress in 2008 for this role. And now that I’ve seen the film, I’d say she deserved it, hands down. In fact, if I look back at the nominees during that year, si Cate Blanchett lang ang matinding kalaban nya noon. Cate was very good as Elizabeth (na napanood ko lang ulit the other night), but Marion as Edith was awesome.
She breathed life and brought back Edith Piaf on screen. From a street-wise teenager in Paris to a touring diva in the US. From the boozing and partying star to the crooked old lady w
ho barely can walk but sang her heart out as the last curtain drew on her. I didn’t see the tiniest part of Marion on screen. It was Edith all the way.Galing din ng make-up team nong film (they won the Oscars also). Coz they gave Marion all the looks she needed to play the part well – from a coquettish 18-year old to a sickly and dying 48-year old lady. And all the years in between.
And the musical score? Well, that’s one integral part of the film that didn’t fail. Now I’d go to sleep with La Vie En Rose playing in my head. And oh yes, puyat na ako kakasulat nito. But it’s definitely worth it. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.
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