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Piaf

1984 · 115 min

A raw, intimate stage portrait that lets you sit close to a turbulent life, buoyed by a fierce performance and songs.

Directed by
Gary Halvorson
Genres
History, Drama, Tv movie
Overview
Piaf is a play by Pam Gems that focuses on the life and career of French chanteuse Édith Piaf. This recording presents the Tony Award-winning stage play with its original Broadway cast.

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Directed by
Gary Halvorson
Genres
History, Drama, Tv movie
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • addiction
  • identity
  • grief
  • fate
Places
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
history, drama, tv movie
Directed by
Gary Halvorson
Starring
Jane Lapotaire, Zoë Wanamaker, Jean Smart, Judith Ivey, Peter Friedman, David Leary, Nicholas Woodeson, Stephen Davies
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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