Magnificent interpretation

Rating: 7/10 (13 June 2008)

For someone who only knows Piaf's most famous songs and very little about here life, La Môme is a wonderful discovery that makes you want to learn more about this extraordinary character with an amazing voice and a disgraced life.
Marrion Cotillard delivers an impossible interpretation of this character, especially when depicting the older Piaff. The emotional and physical pain is all there for the viewer to see and feel. This was probably one of the most deserved Oscars in the last ten years.
The only negative point I can find in this movie is the editing style of Olivier Dahan, who constantly moves backwards and forwards in Edith Piaff's life, making it difficult to understand who are some of the characters who appear in Piaff's life at different stages in her life.