La Vie en Rose (France, 2007) 140 min. 35mm.

Treasures from the Yale Film Archive
Director Olivier Dahan
In a performance that earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress, Marion Cotillard stars as the talented and troubled singer Edith Piaf. From childhood poverty to international stardom, the film tracks Piaf’s career from her beginnings as a street singer, through years of drug abuse and personal drama, to her triumphant performance at the Paris Olympia theater. Co-starring Gérard Depardieu and directed by Olivier Dahan, the film is a harrowing and moving look at the life behind the legend.
(Film Study Center, courtesy of Paul L. Joskow; and Films at the Whitney)