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Piaf - Her Story, Her Songs

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0031398194415
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 20, 2006
Running Time: 94 minutes
Sales Rank: 12061
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 2003

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Part documentary part stage performance this entertaining look at Frech chanteuse Edith Piaf tells her story through a terrific theatrical presentation by singer Raquel Bitton who literally becomes Piaf while singing but steps back and tells her story - in English - between the mostly French songs. Archival photos of Piaf illustrate her life of lucky breaks and tragedy. But some of the film's best moments are of Bitton and friends happily discussing Piaf over food and wine at a Paris bistro.System Requirements:Running Time: 94 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 031398194415 Manufacturer No: 19442

Amazon.com:
The life of the definitive French chanteuse, Edith Piaf, is celebrated in this concert/documentary hybrid, Piaf - Her Story...Her Songs. Raquel Bitton, who doesn't so much impersonate Piaf as try to channel the singer through her songs, tells tidbits from Piaf's life between faithful renditions of such classics as 'Non je ne regrette rien' ('No Regrets'), 'Bravo pour le clown', and of course 'La vie en rose.' Interspersed with this concert are scenes from a French restaurant, where Bitton has gathered an assortment of people who knew Piaf (including her son and musicians who performed with her) to reminisce about Piaf's tumultuous life and ferocious personality. The result of this cutting back and forth is a bit haphazard--the anecdotes tend to be gossipy and self-indulgent, while Bitton's sketchy narrative of the singer's life (delivered mostly in English) serves more to introduce the songs than to actually tell Piaf's biography. The songs are lovely (though fans may prefer recordings of Piaf herself to a recording of Bitton imitating Piaf) and there are some intriguing scraps of archival footage, including Piaf responding to reporters after being accused of murder and a glimpse of a melancholy Marlene Dietrich at Piaf's funeral. --Bret Fetzer




Rating: - if your a ladder-day Piaf fan, then....
I recently saw the film "La vie en rose", which led me to digging up an old Piaf cassette tape which ... Read More

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Rating: - Piaf
Good. But not amazing. Piaf songs by an other singer called Raquel Bitton. Its not a documental. It is ... Read More

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Rating: - Piaf - Her Story, Her Song
This film features an amazing performer with an exceptional voice and great stage presence. The history ... Read More

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Rating: - Watch Out!
I'll preface this review by stating that I was careless and ordered this without knowing what it was. ... Read More

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Rating: - Deeply Touched
Through Raquel Bitton's masterful delivery of Piaf's songs, I felt that I was deeply touched by Edith Piaf ... Read More

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