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1 videodisc (approximately 141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Special features: "Stepping into character:" an exclusive behind the scenes look at Marion Cotillard's transformation into Edith Piaf's character, including an interview with the director and award-winning Marion Cotillard; Edith Piaf documentary
Edith Piaf was raised in a brothel, wrested from the only life she knew by her father so they could join the circus, Edith spent her teen years on the streets. She is finally "rescued" by a crime figure who gives her career a start, and, ultimately, her international success and final illness. She was always frail, sickly, malnourished, and wildly temperamental. She was often on drugs or alcohol, and she was always in search of true love. Middleweight boxer, Marcel Cerdan, captures her heart and gives her something to live for, besides her music--at least for a while
Director of photography, Tetsuo Nagata ; editor, Richard Marizy ; music, Christopher Gunning ; costume designer, Marit Allen ; production designer, Olivier Raoux
Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Jean-Pierre Martins, Catherine Allégret, Marc Barbé
MPAA rating: PG-13; for substance abuse, sexual content, brief nudity, language and thematic elements
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned