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Piaf

2009 · 100 min

A staged, heartfelt tribute that walks you through a turbulent life with songs carrying the grief and grit.

Genres
Music
Starring
Sónia Lisboa, Wanda Stuart, Noémia Costa
Tagline
The life and work of a legend.
Overview
A musical dedicated to the life of the great french artist Edith Piaf.

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Genres
Music
Starring
Sónia Lisboa, Wanda Stuart, Noémia Costa
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • musical
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    music
    Written by
    Filipe La Féria
    Starring
    Sónia Lisboa, Wanda Stuart, Noémia Costa, Paula Sá, Mafalda Drummond, Bruno Galvão, Rui Andrade, Ricardo Loscar
    Runtime
    100 min
    Languages
    French, Portuguese

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