La Vie en Rose interviews


La Vie en Rose star Marion Cotillard at last night's screening of Olivier Dahan's impassioned biopic at the DGA building (where it was shown as part of the City of Light-City of Angels Film Festival). There was an onstage q & a session after the screening with director Penelope Spheeris (l.) interviewing Dahan (center), Cotillard and producer Alain Goldman (far right). Here's a recording of a brief interview I did with Cotillard yesterday afternoon at the Four Seasons hotel, and here's a recording of a portion of the q & a session at the DGA.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on April 17, 2007 at 6:04 PM

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Walter Sobchak Author Profile Page says ...

Holy shnikies! Is everyone else's photo on this page coming up HUGE?

Posted by Walter Sobchak Author Profile Page at April 17, 2007 6:31 PM

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Suki Jonze Author Profile Page says ...

biggest. picture. ever...

Posted by Suki Jonze Author Profile Page at April 17, 2007 6:31 PM

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Suki Jonze Author Profile Page says ...

i think he fixed it -- no longer in crayzee XL widescreen

Posted by Suki Jonze Author Profile Page at April 17, 2007 6:33 PM

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hiviper Author Profile Page says ...

she's a beauty. best thing about the otherwise mediocre "A Good Year"

Posted by hiviper Author Profile Page at April 17, 2007 9:50 PM

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scooterzz Author Profile Page says ...

this must be one of the most...well.... 'interesting' little interviews i've ever heard....first of all, i was (back in the day) a huge harry nilsson fan but to hear someone equate him with garland and piaf is stunning in it's absurdity...then, to suggest that (because she was 9" shorter than piaf) larger sized actors had to be cast in order to keep things to scale was laughable but the biggest surprise was that you could even ask questions with your lips planted so firmly on her ass.....wow...please upload more unedited 1-on-1's.....i'm burning this one to discs and handing them out at friday's junket as party favors...most enjoyable....

Posted by scooterzz Author Profile Page at April 17, 2007 10:52 PM

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MikeSells Author Profile Page says ...

Her performance really is ASTONISHING in this movie. Totally transformative. She not only looks like an entirely different person (I would have never dreamt of casting her in this role), she captures all of Piaf's mannerisms and vocal quirks, etc. But beyond the imitation factor, she also makes the character profoundly sympathetic and engaging - not that easy considering some of her actions.

The script is a little by-the-numbers, but a number of sequences are spectacularly conceived. The director did a very nice job.

Posted by MikeSells Author Profile Page at April 17, 2007 11:04 PM

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adorian Author Profile Page says ...

Being the wrong height didn't prevent PSH for winning the Oscar for "Capote."

Posted by adorian Author Profile Page at April 18, 2007 6:11 AM

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breadlymoore Author Profile Page says ...

Good to see Lily Allen acting now.

Posted by breadlymoore Author Profile Page at April 18, 2007 8:20 AM

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tholl-yung Author Profile Page says ...

I'm down with the Bettie Page look and this interview. You're a dork scooterzz, dispenser of party favors, door ticket taker and judge, jury and executioner. So glad Wells asked her about the third act of Piaf's life and how her physicality and surroundings were altered. In the department of getting the actor to open up and letting them speak comfortably, whether they are American or French or anything, he did good. Of course if you read this in the New York Times, there would only be pulled quotes in the story, so it's nice to hear, one on one, plus a little translator.

Posted by tholl-yung Author Profile Page at April 18, 2007 8:47 AM

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Movie fan09 Author Profile Page says ...


she seems a tad off in her portrayal.
but not bad.

Posted by Movie fan09 Author Profile Page at April 18, 2007 9:19 AM

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Craig Kennedy Author Profile Page says ...

Marion Cotillard makes me feel funny inside.

I think they should let her play Nixon.

Oh and I retract anything negative I may have ever said about Wells' raw MP3 interview format. It's awkward at times, but there's something fresh and charming about hearing someone talking conversationally which you don't get when there's a TV camera shoved in their face or when the copy has been sanitized and shrinkwrapped by editors.

Posted by Craig Kennedy Author Profile Page at April 18, 2007 10:43 AM

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tholl-yung Author Profile Page says ...

She does bring out my lesbian leaning yearnings, but Nixon belongs to Joaquin Phoenix, you tool.

Posted by tholl-yung Author Profile Page at April 18, 2007 11:05 AM

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Craig Kennedy Author Profile Page says ...

Ouch..."tool"??

You play rough!

Posted by Craig Kennedy Author Profile Page at April 18, 2007 11:15 AM

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D.Z. Author Profile Page says ...

Looks like no one wants to double-dip on Grindhouse. http://www.darkhorizons.com/news07/070418m.php

Posted by D.Z. Author Profile Page at April 18, 2007 11:18 AM

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