La Vie en Rose (film)

La Vie en Rose
Theatrical release poster
Directed byOlivier Dahan
Written byIsabelle Sobelman
Olivier Dahan
Produced byAlain Goldman
Starring
CinematographyTetsuo Nagata
Edited byRichard Marizy
Music byChristopher Gunning
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 8 February 2007 (2007-02-08) (Berlinale)
  • 14 February 2007 (2007-02-14) (France)
  • 14 June 2007 (2007-06-14) (Czech Republic)
  • 22 June 2007 (2007-06-22) (United Kingdom)
Running time
140 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France[2]
  • Czech Republic[3]
  • United Kingdom[4]
Languages
  • French
  • English
Budget$25 million[5]
Box office$87.4 million[6]

La Vie en Rose (literally Life in pink, French pronunciation: [la vi ɑ̃ ʁoz];[note 1] French: La Môme)[note 2][7] is a 2007 biographical musical film about the life of French singer Édith Piaf, co-written and directed by Olivier Dahan, and starring Marion Cotillard as Piaf. The UK and US title La Vie en Rose comes from Piaf's signature song. The film is an international co-production between France, Czech Republic, and the United Kingdom. It made its world premiere at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival in the main competition.

Cotillard's performance received critical acclaim and earned her several awards including the Academy Award for Best Actress – the first time an Oscar had been given for a French-language role – the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the César Award for Best Actress. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, the BAFTA Award for Best Makeup, BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design, BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, and four additional César Awards.

The film grossed $87.4 million worldwide on a $25 million budget and sold over seven million tickets in Europe, over five million tickets in France, and over one million tickets in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing French film of 2007.

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  2. ^ "La Vie en Rose (2005)". Unifrance. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ "La Môme". Lumiere. European Audiovisual Observatory. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ^ "La Môme (2007)". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  5. ^ Hohenadel, Kristin (2 July 2006). "Édith Piaf, the Little Sparrow, Takes Flight Again". New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ^ "La Vie en rose (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ Grove, Martin A. (20 April 2007). "Tragic Piaf film could see happy ending at Oscars". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.


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