Director Olivier Dahan pays tribute to the legacy of Edith Piaf with this glorious biopic, charting the iconic singer's life almost from birth to the grave.
La Vie En Rose (La Mome) overflows with tour-de-force performances, sumptuous period detail and spellbinding directorial flourishes.
The film, which has a 12A rating, carries us along with Edith as she moves from Belleville to New York, refusing to give up her dreams.
Marion Cotillard delivers an Oscar worthy portrayal of Piaf.
She captures the fiery spirit and determination of a woman who grew up singing on the streets, and was abandoned or taken away from the people she loved the most.
The opening 20 minutes are a vibrant indication of Dahan's ambitious intentions.
He abandons linear storytelling, preferring a fragmented narrative that feels like reminiscences tumbling into focus.
La Vie En Rose is a triumph on every level with excellent supporting performances in a film directed with flair.
But it's Cotillard who sparkles brightest, miming to perfection through Piaf's most memorable songs, building to a spine-tingling crescendo at Edith's first performance of Non, je ne regrette rien.
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