Title:
La vie en rose
ISBN:
9780783156835
Edition:
Extended version; anamorphic format (2.35:1).
Publication Information:
[New York, NY] : HBO Video, c2007.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Special feature: "Stepping into character", with behind-the-scenes character development sequences for the film, including interviews with Dahan and Cotillard and footage of Piaf in performance (7 min).
Personal Subject:
Summary:
A dramatic retelling of the life of Edith Piaf, considered one of the great performers of France. Raised in a brothel, taken to work in a circus by her father, and eventually abandoned by her parents, she spent her teen years on the streets. Eventually "rescued" by a crime figure who gives her career a start, she makes her way to international success, despite recurring frailty, illness, wild moods, drug and alcohol problems.
System Details:
DVD; REGION 1; DOLBY 5.1.
Language Note:
IN FRENCH, WITH OPTIONAL ENGLISH, FRENCH OR SPANISH SUBTITLES.
CLOSED-CAPTIONED IN ENGLISH.
