Édith et Marcel
1983 French film
- 13 April 1983 (1983-04-13)
Running time
Édith et Marcel is a 1983 French film directed by Claude Lelouch.[1]
Plot
In 1947, the singer Édith Piaf and the boxer Marcel Cerdan are both at the peak of their respective careers. Their encounter gives birth to a passionate love affair lasting some two years, cut short by Cerdan's death in an air crash.[2]
Technical details
- Title: Édith et Marcel
- Director: Claude Lelouch[3]
- Music: Francis Lai
- Length: 140 minutes
- Release date: 13 April 1983
Cast
- Évelyne Bouix : Édith Piaf / Margot de Villedieu
- Jacques Villeret : Jacques Barbier
- Francis Huster : Francis Roman
- Jean-Claude Brialy : Loulou Barbier
- Jean Bouise : Lucien Roupp
- Marcel Cerdan Jr : Marcel Cerdan
- Charles Gérard : Charlot
- Charlotte de Turckheim : Ginou Richet
- Micky Sébastian : Marinette Cerdan
- Maurice Garrel : le père de Margot
- Ginette Garcin : Guite
- Philippe Khorsand : Jo Longman
- Jany Castaldi : Momône
- Candice Patou : la sœur de Margot
- Tanya Lopert : Le professeur d'anglais
- Charles Aznavour : himself
- Beata Tyszkiewicz
- Stéphane Ferrara
- Jean-Pierre Bacri
- Marc Berman
- Michel Aumont
Reception
Edith et Marcel received mixed critical reviews. The film holds a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.[4]
References
- ^ French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present ISBN 978-0-826-41400-7 p. 458
- ^ "Marcel Cerdan & Édith Piaf: A Love Cut Short by Tragedy". KCRW. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Music in French Cinema: The Crystal Song ISBN 978-3-319-52362-0 p. 247
- ^ "Edith and Marcel". Rotten Tomatoes.
External links
- Edith et Marcel at IMDb
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- "Mon légionnaire"
- "L'Accordéoniste"
- "La Vie en rose"
- "Mais qu’est-ce que j’ai?" ("What Can I Do?")
- "Hymne à l'amour"
- "Padam, padam..."
- "Don't Cry"
- "Sous le ciel de Paris"
- "L'Homme à la moto"
- "La Foule"
- "Milord"
- "Mon Dieu"
- "Non, je ne regrette rien"
- Chansons Parisiennes (1949)
- Chansons des Cafés de Paris (1950)
- Edith Piaf (1953)
- Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Piaf a l'Olympia - No. 1 (1955)
- Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Piaf a l'Olympia - No. 2 (1956)
- Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Piaf a l'Olympia - No. 3 (1958)
- Récital 1961
- Récital 1962
- Piaf (1974 film)
- Piaf (1978 play)
- Édith et Marcel (1983 film)
- La Vie en rose (2007 film)
- Jacques Pills (first husband)
- Théo Sarapo (second husband)
- Line Marsa (mother)
- Louis Alphonse Gassion (father)
- Emma Saïd Ben Mohamed (grandmother)
- Musée Édith Piaf
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