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La vie en rose (2007). To those of you that found this movie's time line distracting and unnecessary, stick with Hollywood simplicity if ya cannot keep up. The anachronistic editing here was the perfect tool with which to reveal the chaotic, dignified, and doomed life of the artiste that was Edith Piaf. The story brilliantly brought to life a rags to riches story of a woman who almost palpably looked to be involuting within herself save for when on the stage or otherwise singing, the only moment when her soul felt safe in this world. Her short life was stuffed full of hard and fast living, booze and drugs, but at no moment would we consider that her life was tragically cut short. Marion Cotillard's portrayal of Edith was nothing short of magnificent, forcefully becoming the tragic singer. The direction and editing were striking as well, flouting the "by the numbers" hum drum and instead weaving together a series of acmes and nadirs to bring to life Edith's troubled existence. Merci beacoup.
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Fate is my mistress, mother of the cruel abomination that is hope.
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