I plan on watching Eastern Promises and Away From Her in the next few days since they are on DVD now. They both scored a couple Golden Globe nominations and I'm trying to get on top of my game. Anyway...
I rented La Vie en Rose like a month ago and knew it was either back to Blockbuster or watch it now. It was crunch time...I had wanted to see it and I know Marion Cotillard was winning awards and nominations left and right for her portrayal of Edith Piaf, one of the most famous singers in France or anywhere for that matter. Being my ripe young age I certainly don't know my history on Piaf but I had heard comparisons to Judy Garland in that their life was filled with talent and joy but ultimately, doomed for tragedy. Edith was abandoned as a child, losing almost anyone she grew attached to. She used her singing voice to collect money on the streets. Basically you see her work her way up to the status of a superstar but not without much drama and drugs and all that good stuff that we've come to learn from these biopics. But what makes this film rise above the rest is that the director chooses to play with our mind and constantly get out of chronological order...While at first that can be annoying/confusing, we realize it's simply the way Piaf's mind works...as her memory is slowly decreasing. People have complained of the film and it's a shame because the performance IS the movie. Not one negative thing can be said about Cotillard. She gives the best performance by a female actor that I have seen since Charlize Theron in Monster(2003). I swear if she does not win the oscar, then they do not pick the best work of the year by any means.
(8/10)
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