La Môme - 2007

According to Marlene Dietrich, chanteuse Edith Piaf’s voice was "the soul of Paris." This French drama explores the often troubled life of the singer as her fame took her from the City of Lights to America to the South of France. Abandoned by her mother, Piaf grew up in her grandmother’s brothel and her father’s circus, which is hardly the fun one might imagine. While singing on the streets of Paris as a teen, Piaf is discovered by club owner Louis Leplée, and this chance encounter changes the woman’s life.

Biographie musicale, La Môme retrace la vie d'Edith Gassion, plus connue sous le nom d’Edith Piaf, de 1915 à 1963, entre New-York et Paris. La légende dit qu’Edith est née sous une porte cochère de Belleville. Entre ses parents absents, sa meilleure amie, sa mère de substitution Titine, une fille de joie, Louis Leplée, l’homme qui l'a découverte, son impresario, la jeune fille se construit et se transforme. Piaf est née. La jeune chanteuse des rues de Paris se lance à la conquête de l’Amérique.

At the French Cineclub on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 7:30pm