Marion cotillard gives an oscarrwinning performance in this film about the tragic life of the famed french singer. With marion cotillard, sylvie testud, pascal greggory, emmanuelle seigner. The film was cowritten and directed by olivier dahan, and starred marion cotillard as piaf. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It tells the story of ludovic, a child who is seen by family and community as a boy, but consistently communicates being a girl. This poignant drama centers on legendary parisian singer edith piaf, whose passion for music saw her through a life filled with tragedy. Neglected by her mother, ediths upbringing is shared. Marion cotillard portrays piaf, the superstar once raised as a. My life in pink is a 1997 belgian drama film directed by alain berliner. Olivier dahan born 26 june 1967 is a french film director and screenwriter.
But in all fairness supporting characters are not given much screen time in the film, seemingly floating away from the central story eventually, or dying in some tragedy, illustrating the lonely life of its titular singer. In 2015, the oscar and cesar awards that marion cotillard won for the film were put on display in paris, at the. The film was cowritten and directed by olivier dahan, and stars marion cotillard as piaf. Formless and weirdly selective biopic of edith piaf. Despite her success, piafs life was filled with tragedy. The title, which translates loosely as life through rosecolored glasses, is from one of piafs most famous songs, which she wrote herself. However, as this lengthy biopic explores in fractured, mosaic style, her musical success was born from a life of heartache. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. The film depicts ludovics family struggling to accept this transgressive gender expression. Anthony quinn in the independent points out the films gaping plot holes. Marion cotillard won the best actress oscar and golden globe for her wrenching performance as the famed singer. Legendary songbird edith piaf was a cultural icon in her native france.