Oscar worthy performance

Rating: 9/10 (23 April 2007)

I knew very little about Edith Piaf apart from a couple of her songs before i saw this movie but when i came out the cinema i felt like i had just watched the real lady on screen. Marie Cottilard is barely recognisable as Edith Piaf, in bother her 20s and 40s, and she gave an amazing portrayal of the singer. hopefully the American film industry will realise this because she deserves an Oscar nomination at the very least. the film works very well, perhaps too many flashbacks and slightly too long, but it gave a detailed account of her life and was shot really well. i think i enjoyed it even more because it was in french as we don't have many french films to see at the cinema in Britain these days!(tho i did actually see the film in spain) and i shall be seeing it again in a couple of months when it is released in the UK.