A big screen treatment for one of frances most revered singers, edith piaf. From the slums of paris to the limelight of new york, piafs life was a battle to sing and survive. Raised in poverty, ediths unique voice and her passionate romances and friendships with the greatest names of the period yves montand, jean cocteau, charles aznavour, marlene dietrich, marcel cerdan and others made her a star all around the world cinema. Reviews a must see the sun simply sensational worthy of an oscar the daily mail staggering gq magazine an excellent performance from marion cotillard magical the independent simply sensational its absolutely stunning to watch id magazine running time 140 minutes region region 2 subtitles english release date 13 oct. 2008