Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. The title, which translates loosely as life through rosecolored glasses, is from one of piafs most famous songs, which she wrote herself. Marion cotillard portrays piaf, the superstar once raised as a. It is about a boy, who wishes that he was born as a girl and refuses to behave boyish and the complications that follows. Featuring a powerhouse, oscarrwinning lead performance by marion cotillard, this sensational film unveils the story of the french songbird whose road to international fame became suffused with poverty, illness, heartbreak, tragedy and addiction. Publication date 1901 topics burlesques, female nude in art, women in art, french wit and humor, pictorial publisher paris. This movie popular on 2010 because it directed by na and starred by na. The conservatives and extreme right are obsessed with same sex relationships.
The film was cowritten and directed by olivier dahan, and stars marion cotillard as piaf. Its about the urge of being able to yourself and to be able to express the inner you. Our mission is to enhance the cultural environment of the omahacouncil bluffs metropolitan area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. Film streams is a 501c3 nonprofit organization in omaha, nebraska. From the slums of paris to the limelight of new york, edith piafs life was a battle to sing and survive, live and love. What happens in private is what authorizes them to attack individuals, both verbally and physically, discriminate legally and impose taxes, turning the lgbti community into. Both versions of the movie have very good picture and sound quality. Ma vie en rose, i think i saw it on a cinema first time. Despite her success, piafs life was filled with tragedy.