Édith et Marcel is a 1983 French film directed by Claude Lelouch.[1]

Édith et Marcel
Directed byClaude Lelouch
StarringÉvelyne Bouix
Marcel Cerdan Jr
Music byFrancis Lai
Production
companies
Distributed byParafrance Films
Release date
  • 13 April 1983 (1983-04-13)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot edit

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]

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Edith et Marcel received mixed critical reviews. The film holds a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.[4]


References edit

  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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