A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Brilliant... Beautiful. Marion Cotillard deserved the Oscar. I guess I had seen her act before, but I didn't recognize her at all, not even at the Oscars. With not many movies under her belt, after A Good Year this was certainly a challenge. It had a great scirpt, great costumes, great acting. It was a treat to watch. I definitely waited too long to watch it. All aspects of the film were great. I wish I knew more about Edith Piaf's life. There were some parts that would have or could have been better explained. There were a couple parts that felt empty and unexplained. The first was when Edith was taken to her grandmother's brothel. Her father strays from his mother's touch and leaves. That shouldn't have been that at all because it leaves it unexplained since the brothel is only a small part of Edith's life. The second part (SPOILER) was when Edith on her death bed finally speaks about her daughter which wasn't explained and thrown in at the end. How old was Edith? What seemed coincidental was that her daughter's name was Marcelle and the love of her life was Marcel. It was heart wrenching and it ultimately destroyed her by all the love she had and had lost. As an observation, an actor/actress portraying real-life people either wins an Oscar or gets nominated for an Oscar. Recent examples: Helen Mirren as the Queen, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Capote, Jamie Fox as Ray... Tip: How to win an Oscar, play a famous person or as in the show Extras be in a movie about the Hollocaust. What a wonderful movie this was.
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