France’s contribution to international cinema cannot be understated. From the French New Wave of the 60s that upended the post-code conventions of American cinema to genre-defying modern day productions. Simply put, film as we know it today wouldn’t exist without the innovations of French creators.
Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her turn as the iconic French singer Édith Piaf (La Vie En Rose, Non, je ne regrette rien) – and it’s easy to see why.
La Vie En Rose traces Édith’s life, from her childhood living in a brothel in Normandy to taking the world by storm during the backdrop of World War II to her quiet and reclusive retirement by the sea. It’s a moving portrait of a deeply complicated, jagged and passionate woman who became the voice of Paris, and Cotillard completely embodies every stage of her life, in one of the most transforming acting performances of the decade.
