If only talent equaled happiness

Rating: 7/10 (24 June 2007)

There so many great things about this movie yet it also leaves so many questions unanswered. It does make you want to do research on Piaf's life and fill in the years that, due to time constraints, had to be given little note.
First off you have to acknowledge the amazing acting performance by Marion Cotillard. There is no way to articulate the brilliance of this total immersion into Piaf.It is simply spectacular work.
The whole question of the gift of talent and it's fragility is one that this movie brings to light. How many times in this sad, painful, insane life was this talent, this voice, almost denied to us all? How many other talents, be they in music, art, science are snuffed out due to happenstance?
I hope Piaf has found the peace in death that she never had on Earth. Her voice is a gift we can enjoy forever and that is a good thing. But, given a choice now, would Piaf trade the legend, the fact she will live forever and her voice will survive until the end of time for a simple life of happiness as an unknown with no singing ability?