Rewind

This is one of the first video interviews I posted of Ms. Cotillard’s, but it’s such a gem, I had to post it again. So for those of you who haven’t seen it, enjoy. For those of you who have, you’re welcome!

Happy New Year!!!

Reflection

Although this is one of the first things I posted on this blog, I’m posting it once again because I feel it captures the roller-coaster ride that is “La Vie en Rose” and the dynamo that is Marion Cotillard’s Edith Piaf. So sit back and enjoy and think about what brought you to this blog to begin with. Cheers.

La môme
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Tribute

A fan created this fantastic montage — I just had to share it.

Someone should burn this onto DVDs and send them out to Oscar voters.

Screentest

Check this out, it’s a great new feature the NYT is running called “Screentest.” So far, it’s featured some of the best young actors working in film like Joseph Gordon Levitt and Natalie Portman. And who but Marion should be featured in the latest installment! Thanks a bunch, Amy. Enjoy:

Lunch

Fantastic one on one interview with Marion. Enjoy:

Also, I heard that Marion (and Dahan!) might have been nominated for the Golden Satellite Awards, but I’m waiting to find confirmation.

Finally, Cate “The Great” Blanchett gave her thoughts on Marion’s performance in “La Vie En Rose” to Variety:

“Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en rose” was absolutely astonishing, and the synthesis of the performance with the whole film is superb. As much as inhabiting Piaf, she was also creating a creature, and I thought that was astonishing and inspiring. One of the most remarkable things I’ve ever seen.” Source.

How cool is that! Thanks, Anna.

Goldderby

Thanks to sartre for the heads up about a new interview with Ms. Cotillard by Goldderby’s Tom O’Neil. A charming, as always, Cotillard answers several questions about her preparation for the role, and most tellingly, about the promotional whirlwind she’s been in for almost a year now. See the video interview here.

EW

Two charming (if short) interviews of Marion’s courtesy of Entertainment Weekly (very wise to court them).

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Star

So many articles are floating out there but I’m afraid I lack the energy necessary to link them all here. Case in point, the release of “La Vie En Rose,” as expected (and as definitely planned by Picturehouse) has given Marion and the film another shot in the arm. It’s fantastic to see the overwhelming response to both the film and the performance. Also interesting is the fact that people who might have not appreciated the film itself have changed their mind upon a second viewing.

In any case, here’s an interesting interview of Marion. Click on the link and you’ll also see some video of Ms. Cotillard at the Hollywood Film Festival. Here’s an excerpt of the published interview:

Despite her shyness, the 32-year-old Cotillard became close to one of Piaf’s best friends, Ginou Richet, during the making of the movie, when Richet reached out to her.

“She only told me one thing when she saw the movie,” Cotillard said of Richet. “She knew not that I don’t like compliments, but they’re very hard for me to take…She called me and said, ‘Oh, I saw the movie.’ And I did something I never do—I asked her what she was thinking about what I did.”

Richet simply replied, “Ooh la la.”

“I was very happy to get that ‘Ooh la la,’ ” Cotillard said.

More…

Making

Here’s a nice treat (for those of you who can understand French and/or Spanish)– an excerpt from the “Making of La Vie En Rose.” Apparently most of the interview footage was taken early in the process, as Marion talks about getting used to the make-up during the first couple of days of filming. In any case, enjoy.

Honored

Here’s a link to an interview of Marion’s–this time courtesy of “The Envelope.” There’s a written interview and a short video of Marion at the Hollywood Film Festival. It’s quite lovely and she describes the experience as akin to a “beautiful dream.” Congrats, Marion. You deserve it (seriously!). And yes, Chanel rocks, but I still prefer the jeans. 🙂