No, not ma vie en rose, ma vie is anything but rose at the moment, more like darkest noir, however ...
I went to see La Vie En Rose this evening, the marvellous new film about the life of 'La Môme', Edith Piaf. If you don't like your emotions being hit by a sledgehammer, if you don't like drama and tragedy, if you don't like the music of Edith Piaf, if you don't like subtitles and you don't speak French, if you don't like long movies, don't go.
If, like me, you love all things French, love the music, love the huge spectacle, then go and see this film. Do not wear mascara (unless of the waterproof variety) and do take tissues. Go to a late showing so that it's dark when you come out and no-one can see your tear-stained face.
To (partially) quote Norma Desmond, 'It's the pictures that got small.' La Vie En Rose is a return to the big picture.
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