Go and see the movie !

Rating: 8/10 (3 April 2007)

As some of you already noticed, this movie focuses more on the music/video/editing effects than on the artistic ones. I don't know whether this is OK or not, it depends of the tastes. I liked it because it permitted me to play in my mind another Piaf "movie" along with this one, based on what I knew about her...it was "open doors" to fantasy.
I was wondering a while ago if they will be ever capable in finding someone for the title role in a biographical movie about Piaf and finally they did. With little exaggerations and little "fakeness" once in a while but she was very close. I didn't know madame Piaf in person so I could't say she was perfect. Only that sometimes she focused too much in copying her... Let's admit, "being" Piaf in a movie isn't an easy task so I didn't judge her too hard although being an actress myself, I tend to see things little different, from behind the curtain...and be more critical. She had some very good moments, very powerful ones but the music also helped her A LOT. In fact, I think the 70% magic of the movie was the music of the great Piaf. Even if a dog would have barked one of her songs I would have been impressed because her songs have this power, almost unique one and the director also noticed it and used it as much as he could. And well he did because the movie is about Piaf and I personally never get enough of her music.
Letting beside the little lacks, this movie won't be a historical one but it will sure be an honest, good one about her suffering life and artistic one.