Marion Cottilard's performance as French singer Edith Piaf is truly remarkable. Whether she did her own singing or just mimed the words is beside the point - she brought this tragic story to life.
Frail from childhood on (my only real complaint is that the actress who portrayed her as a child was far too robust to make the frequent references to her ill health anything but laughable), she never-the-less went on to international fame as a singer and actress. She died in 1963 at the age of 47.
I've always heard of Edith Piaf. I had no idea she was so young when she died or how troubled her life was. The singing was wonderful and the acting even better. Be prepared though - it's subtitled.
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