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Post by rssilverandlight on Feb 24, 2008 20:56:54 GMT -5
You heard it here first ! La Vie en Rose won the Oscar for Best Make Up. It took me back to Paris when they played a clip of "Edith Piaf" singing.  |
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Post by rssilverandlight on Feb 24, 2008 22:11:07 GMT -5
You heard it here again. The Best Actress award at the Academy Awards went to the actress who played Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose. |
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Post by gracejoan on Feb 25, 2008 9:52:08 GMT -5
Edith Piaf had a horrible childhood and the rest of her life was not that great either!
There is a small Edith Piaf museum in Paris. It will probably receive more activity due to the movie.
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Post by cigalechanta on Feb 25, 2008 10:24:50 GMT -5
Wasn't she gorgeous playing Crowe's Love in "A Very Good Year" (so was Provence) and, as I mentioned before, it is her father who is the mime in the French in Action Videos.
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Post by Sandy M on Feb 25, 2008 11:40:54 GMT -5
GraceJoan,
Have you been to the Piaf Museum in Paris? We saw the movie last October and I have the museum on my "to do" list for April.
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Post by trechic on Feb 25, 2008 19:18:50 GMT -5
I felt she should win...she was sooo fabulous in this movie and she is simply delightful in all her interviews...I just love her! I really thought Cate Blanchette would win.
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Post by gracejoan on Feb 25, 2008 19:47:01 GMT -5
Here is the info on the Edith Piaf Museum. I have not been there.
Musée Edith Piaf
Hours Mon-Wed 1-6pm and Thurs 9am-noon, through advance appointment only
Address 5 rue Crespin-du-Gast, 11e
Transportation Métro: Ménilmontant
Phone 01-43-55-52-72
Prices Free admission but donations appreciated
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Post by luckyluc on Feb 25, 2008 20:15:53 GMT -5
I guess it all depends of your passion for Edith but I did not found the museum to be that great. You will see some of her clothing, some letters and souvenirs, not really well presented, obviously it is all very amateurs. I love Edith, I know all the lyrics of much of her songs, I read three biographies but I was not moved at all but the museum and taugh the movie was badly put together. Marion did carry the entire movie on her shoulders and she deserve the oscar. How touching for her that the last French actress to have one was Simone Signoret.
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Post by Sandy M on Feb 25, 2008 20:18:14 GMT -5
Thanks for the info on the Piaf Museum - I had googled it right after we saw the movie but had forgotten that it was by appt only. I liked the movie - such a sad life. She was so talented and I'm looking forward to seeing the museum.
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Post by cigalechanta on Feb 25, 2008 20:31:52 GMT -5
I wasted an afternoon looking for the shop that had Piah's embalmed cat. When I finally found it , it had gone out of business but by the looks of the photo on line, that poor kitty was soon to turn to ashes.
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hahahha