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Piaf

1974 · 98 min

A tender, melancholy rise from the Paris streets, carried by song and a life lived hard.

Directed by: Guy Casaril
Genres: Music, Drama
Starring: Brigitte Ariel, Guy Tréjan, Pascale Christophe

Overview: Édith Giovanna Gassion is born in 1915. As a young girl she sings on the streets of Paris until a nightclub owner, Louis Leplée, discovers her. When he is murdered the composer Raymond Asso takes care of her and lets her perform at the ABC theatre, which leads to her breakthrough.

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Directed by: Guy Casaril
Genres: Music, Drama
Starring: Brigitte Ariel, Guy Tréjan, Pascale Christophe

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
ambition
class
survival
grief
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: music, drama
Directed by: Guy Casaril
Written by: Marc Behm
Starring: Brigitte Ariel, Guy Tréjan, Pascale Christophe, Pierre Vernier, Jacques Duby, Anouk Ferjac, Sylvie Joly, Yvan Varco
Runtime: 98 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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