Hello dear readers (Janie). Here is your first film post. I hope this week, especially if it involves finals, finds you well. Yesterday, whilst studying, I watched La Vie en Rose in its entirety for the first time. Yes, I have deluded myself into thinking that watching films in French is some sort of studying technique. It was AMAZING. Let us discuss both the film and its awe-inspiring subject, Edith Piaf. This post will have multiple parts
Point 1: Edith was better at life that you will ever be / we are not worthy / your parents would prefer her as their child. Facts:
-"Despite numerous biographies, much of Piaf's life is shrouded in mystery."
-Marlene Dietrich was her maid of honor in her wedding to Jacques Pills
-Her next husband, Theo Sarapo, was 20 years younger than her.
-Her vibrato makes angels weep.
-"Denied a funeral mass by the Roman Catholic archbishop of Paris because of her lifestyle"
-"Charles Aznavour recalled that Piaf's funeral procession was the only time since the end of World War II that he saw Parisian traffic come to a complete stop."
-Lived in a brothel for some time as a child.
-Was blind for some time as a child (four years?), then regained sight after a saintly pilgrimage.
-On the Ed Sullivan Show 8 times.
-Sang at Carnegie Hall twice.
-Wore black dresses all the time because she was more stylish than you.
-Discovered while singing on the streets.
Singing "Non, je ne regrette rien":
Here
Singing "La vie en rose":
Here
I REGRET NOTHING.
