The Voice Behind La Vie En Rose
It took more than an on-screen performance to bring Edith Piaf to life
By Mallory Potosky
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/articles/article/la_vie_en_rose_edith_piaf_jil_aigrot_20080207/
Parisian actress Marion Cotillard has been the toast of Tinseltown since her Oscar-nominated turn in the Edith Piaf biopic La Vie en Rose. Aside from her physical transformation, Cotillard is praised for her effortless lip-synching throughout some of Piaf’s most memorable performances. What audiences might not know however, is that it wasn’t the voice of this famous French songbird that was heard in the movie, but that of another experienced French chanteuse: Ms. Jil Aigrot. Together Cotillard and Aigrot brought Edith Piaf to life on-screen.