Édith_et_Marcel References

Édith et Marcel
Édith et Marcel
Directed by	Claude Lelouch
Starring	Évelyne Bouix; Marcel Cerdan Jr
Music by	Francis Lai
Production; companies	Les Films 13; Parafrance Films
Distributed by	Parafrance Films
Release date	13 April 1983;
Running time	140 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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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[1] French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present ISBN 978-0-826-41400-7 p. 458

[2] "Marcel Cerdan & Édith Piaf: A Love Cut Short by Tragedy". KCRW. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

[3] Music in French Cinema: The Crystal Song ISBN 978-3-319-52362-0 p. 247

[4] "Edith and Marcel". Rotten Tomatoes.

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v t e Édith Piaf
Songs	" Les Mômes de la cloche" " 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"
Albums	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
Depictions	Piaf (1974 film) Piaf (1978 play) Édith et Marcel (1983 film) La Vie en rose (2007 film)
Related	Jacques Pills (first husband) Théo Sarapo (second husband) Line Marsa (mother) Louis Alphonse Gassion (father) Emma Saïd Ben Mohamed (grandmother) Musée Édith Piaf