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Édith Piaf (US /piːˈɑːf/ or UK /ˈpiːæf/; French: [eˈdit pjaf]; 19 December 1915 – 11 October 1963), born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's national popular singer, as well as being one of France's greatest international stars. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads. Among her songs are "La Vie en rose" (1946), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "La Foule" (1957), "l'Accordéoniste" (1955), and "Padam... Padam..." (1951).
Despite numerous biographies, much of Piaf's life is shrouded in mystery. She was born Édith Giovanna Gassion in Belleville, Paris. Legend has it that she was born on the pavement of Rue de Belleville 72, but her birth certificate cites the Hôpital Tenon, the hospital for the 20th arrondissement of which Belleville is part.
She was named Édith after the World War I British nurse Edith Cavell, who was executed for helping French soldiers escape from German captivity. Piaf—an argot colloquialism for "sparrow"—was a nickname she would receive 20 years later.
Actors: Filipe La Féria (writer), Filipe La Féria (producer), Noémia Costa (actress), Wanda Stuart (actress), Paula Sá (actress), Mafalda Drummond (actress), Rui Andrade (actor), Paulo Silva (actor), Nuno Barbosa (actor), Jorge Pereira (actor), Ruben Madureira (actor), Arménio Pimenta (actor), Ricardo Loscar (actor), Bruno Galvão (actor), Vasco Costa (actor),
Genres: Biography, Musical,Actors: Filipe La Féria (writer), Filipe La Féria (producer), Noémia Costa (actress), Wanda Stuart (actress), Paula Sá (actress), Mafalda Drummond (actress), Rui Andrade (actor), Paulo Silva (actor), Nuno Barbosa (actor), Jorge Pereira (actor), Ruben Madureira (actor), Arménio Pimenta (actor), Ricardo Loscar (actor), Bruno Galvão (actor), Vasco Costa (actor),
Genres: Biography, Musical,Actors: André Penvern (actor), Dominique Paturel (actor), Vladimír Javorský (actor), Garrick Hagon (actor), Fedele Papalia (actor), Christophe Odent (actor), Pascal Greggory (actor), Marc Barbé (actor), Jean-Paul Muel (actor), Marc Chapiteau (actor), Jean-Luc Julien (actor), Jan Kuzelka (actor), Gérard Depardieu (actor), Marek Vasut (actor), Jean-Paul Rouve (actor),
Plot: An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Édith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's soon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, and then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggests the patterns of memory and association.
Keywords: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, accident, accordion, acrobat, addictionActors: André Penvern (actor), Dominique Paturel (actor), Vladimír Javorský (actor), Garrick Hagon (actor), Fedele Papalia (actor), Christophe Odent (actor), Pascal Greggory (actor), Marc Barbé (actor), Jean-Paul Muel (actor), Marc Chapiteau (actor), Jean-Luc Julien (actor), Jan Kuzelka (actor), Gérard Depardieu (actor), Marek Vasut (actor), Jean-Paul Rouve (actor),
Plot: An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Édith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's soon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, and then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggests the patterns of memory and association.
Keywords: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, accident, accordion, acrobat, addictionActors: Oscar R. Júnior (producer), Vander Colombo (writer), Vander Colombo (director), Raul Ferreira (actor), Raul Ferreira (actor), Raul Ferreira (actor), Igor Lima (actor), Stanley Costa (editor), Gilbas Piva (actor), Suzana Luz Cardoso (actress), Elianne Carpes (actress), Juliana Spohr (actress), Regina Fenilli (producer), Malcon Bauer (actor),
Genres: Action, Biography, Drama, Short,Actors: Bibi Ferreira (actress), Nílson Raman (actor), Marcus Montenegro (producer), Murilo Saroldi (producer), Gustavo Caldas (director), Christian Schumacher (editor),
Plot: Great performers are born to shine, taking their audiences to delirium. And when two of these stars meet, even after one is dead, the result is the best that art has to offer. This is the case of Bibi Canta Piaf, who has charmed Brazilians and foreigners since 1984, when the first lady of the Brazilian theater, Bibi Ferreira, took the role of the main French singer, Edith Piaf, and became a reference for the marriage between drama and music.
Genres: Biography, Musical,Actors: Judit Hernádi (actress), Márta Mészáros (director), Erzsébet Kútvölgyi (actress), Sándor Szakácsi (actor), László Görög (actor), Márta Jánoskúti (costume designer), Pál Oberfrank (actor), Éva Pataki (writer), Emõke Mezey (producer), László Bolyki (actor), Ágnes Zsíros (actress), Zoltán Jancsó (actor), Róbert Gergely (actor), Péter Erdõs (producer), László Rékai (editor),
Genres: Biography, Musical,Actors: Joss Ackland (actor), Marc Duret (actor), Wolf Kahler (actor), Riccardo Tozzi (producer), Frank Agrama (producer), Perry King (actor), Leslie Caron (actress), Mylène Demongeot (actress), André Penvern (actor), David McCallum (actor), Geoffrey Bateman (actor), Cherie Lunghi (actress), Richard Durden (actor), Patachou (actress), David Robb (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Jean Smart (actress), Patti LuPone (actress), Judith Ivey (actress), Peter Friedman (actor), Jane Lapotaire (actress), Robert Christian (actor), David Leary (actor), David Leary (actor), Pam Gems (writer),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Francis Lai (actor), Robert Lombard (actor), Michel Aumont (actor), Philippe Khorsand (actor), Pierre Aknine (actor), Francis Huster (actor), Jean-Pierre Bacri (actor), Jean-Claude Brialy (actor), Marc Berman (actor), Charles Gérard (actor), Charles Aznavour (actor), Stéphane Ferrara (actor), Maurice Garrel (actor), Jean Bouise (actor), Georges Lycan (actor),
Plot: The world's most popular entertainer and Europe's greatest boxer: the film puts the love affair of these two national heroes against a backdrop of the end of World War II, hotel suites in New York, transatlantic plane flights, Cerdan's loss of the world middleweight title to Jake Lamotta, and Piaf's gift for tragic love songs.
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