The world's most popular entertainer and Europe's greatest boxer: the film puts the love affair of these two national heroes against a backdrop of the end of World War II, hotel suites in ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Evelyne Bouix | ... | Edith Piaf / Margot de Villedieu |
| Jacques Villeret | ... | Jacques Barbier | |
| Francis Huster | ... | Francis Roman | |
| Jean-Claude Brialy | ... | Loulou Barrier | |
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Marcel Cerdan Jr. | ... | Marcel Cerdan |
| Jean Bouise | ... | Lucien Roupp | |
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Charles Gérard | ... | Charlot |
| Charlotte de Turckheim | ... | Ginou | |
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Micky Sébastian | ... | Marinette Cerdan |
| Maurice Garrel | ... | Margot's Father | |
| Ginette Garcin | ... | Guite | |
| Philippe Khorsand | ... | Jo Longman | |
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Jany Gastaldi | ... | Momone |
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Candice Patou | ... | Margot's Sister |
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Tanya Lopert | ... | English Teacher |
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The world's most popular entertainer and Europe's greatest boxer: the film puts the love affair of these two national heroes against a backdrop of the end of World War II, hotel suites in New York, transatlantic plane flights, Cerdan's loss of the world middleweight title to Jake Lamotta, and Piaf's gift for tragic love songs. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
13 April 1983 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Dedicated to Patrick Dewaere, who committed suicide in the beginning of the shooting. He was replaced by 'Marcel Cerdan Jr'. who plays the role of his own father, the boxer Marcel Cerdan. See more »Alternate Versions
The video version released by Connoisseur Video (under the Cinematheque Collection banner) runs 140 minutes. The full-length French version runs 170 minutes. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Inevitably having seen 'La vie en rose' I will want to draw conclusions between these two films. 'La vie en rose' is a film that's nicely packaged. It resembles most bio-pics with just slight deviations from the formula which are milady interesting. As a film it faithfully uses common techniques whilst adhering to a strict sense of reality.
Now for Marcel and Edith. Like another reviewer pointed out this film is an invitation into a different world. The camera twists spins pans and hovers through this world. Edith moves away from the microphone singing yet we still hear her voice. Lelouch interposes a second story unrelated to Ediths life. Lelouch exchanges strict adherence to reality for a dream like flow. This could be interpreted by less open-minded people as amateurish filming, as I can see it has by another reviewer who unfailing pointed out the boxing scenes as I knew some fool would.
Let's not forget we are watching the 7th art here. We have the choice between a faithful somewhat lifeless bio-pic or a film that explores the boundaries of film as an art form. I think the latter was more rewarding.
There is one scene almost identical in both films, when Marcel & Edith have their first date and eat pastrami. Lelouch's interpretation is the one full of charm the other well, it's charmless.