Other author/creator | Dahan, Olivier. |
Other author/creator | Goldman, Alain. |
Other author/creator | Sobelman, Isabelle, 1962- |
Other author/creator | Cotillard, Marion, 1975- |
Other author/creator | Testud, Sylvie. |
Other author/creator | Greggory, Pascal, 1955- |
Other author/creator | Signer, Emmanuelle. |
Other author/creator | Rouve, Jean-Paul, 1967- |
Other author/creator | Depardieu, Gérard, 1948- |
Other author/creator | Courau, Clotilde. |
Other author/creator | Martins, Jean-Pierre, 1971- |
Other author/creator | Allégret, Catherine, 1946- |
Other author/creator | Barbé, Marc. |
Other author/creator | Picturehouse (Firm) |
Other author/creator | Légende Entreprises. |
Other author/creator | TF1 International (Firm) |
Other author/creator | HBO Video (Firm) |
Other author/creator | Warner Home Video (Firm) |
Variant title |
Alternate title from IMDb: Môme |
Abstract |
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. |
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). |
Credits | Director of photography, Tetsuo Nagata ; editor, Richard Marizy ; music, Christopher Gunning ; costumes, Marit Allen ; production designer, Olivier Raoux. |
Cast |
Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Jean-Pierre Martins, Catherine Allégret, Marc Barbé. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for substance abuse, sexual content, brief nudity, language and thematic elements. |
Technical details | DVD. |
Language | In French, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
Language | Closed-captioned in English. |
Genre/form | Feature films. |
Genre/form | Biographical films. |
Genre/form | Musical films. |
Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Genre/form | Videodiscs. |
Genre/form | DVD-Video discs. |
ISBN | 0783156839 |
ISBN | 9780783156835 |
UPC |
026359441226 |
Publisher number | 94412 HBO Video |