The career of the French diva and her tragic destiny.

Rating: 7/10 (4 March 2008)

Edith Piaf is one of the most important French cultural icons, her incredible voice and tragic life is enough reason to see the film, also the cast and the cinematography were very good; especially Marion Cotillard, she is exceptional in the Piaf's role, her performance was spectacular.
Piaf's life was very difficult and full of details; the film shows the relationships and the career of the French diva and portrays the tragic destiny of one of the world's best singers in all of history, mixed with alcohol, drugs and different illnesses put her against the wall.
The director had a lot of information and needed at least two films to show all of her life; this is one of the negative points, I feel the editing was awful, the film is extremely long, and if the audience is not aware of Piaf's life, the film might be boring. Sometimes the film loses continuity with a lot of details and forgets important points of Edith's life. I like the acting and the music a lot, but as I said before, I think the editing needs better work.