Yes, Marion Cottillard is excellent in her portrayal.
Yes, the make-up is brilliant.
Yes, it's beautifully shot and set.
Yes, Jean Pierre Martins is a dish!
However this is not the masterpiece it has been made out to be. It is in desperate need of an edit. It's 20 mins+ too long. The back and forth time line is a mess. It would be more successfully done chronologically.
My main concern is actually the subject matter. I have little knowledge of Edith Piaf prior to this, but what an ungrateful, demanding, vile cow she was. I couldn't wait for the bitch to die! The jumpy time line further lengthened this process. Even when it announced 'her final day' we were treated to a further barrage of flashbacks. A few, like a child she had that died, you would have thought needed to be included to make her a more sympathetic character.
Frankly, I'd rather have seen a SuBo biopic.
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