Movie retitled: Don't watch if you don't know Edith.

Rating: 2/10 (16 March 2008)

The directing (or lack of directing) style is horrible.
The time changes are not explained, nor do they follow any logic. Different periods of Edith's lives are not connected. Several little girls appear and I suspect one of the little girls is Edith's daughter. The question is, "which one?" A lot of characters appear in the film, none of them were introduced. None of them had their relationships to Edith explained, other than the simple "This person is a mother," and "this one is the father." All in all, the movie markets itself as "The life of Edith Piaf," but fails to warn it's viewers that it expects the viewers to research Edith before watching the film.
If you know nothing about her (and I know nothing about her), then this movie will not make any sense, it will be a complete waste of time, and you will not know Edith any better than you did before watching the film.
She has a lovely voice, and the music are good. Acting isn't half bad. The director alone ruined the film.