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Édith et Marcel

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Édith et Marcel
Directed byClaude Lelouch
StarringÉvelyne Bouix
Marcel Cerdan Jr
Music byFrancis Lai
Production
companies
Les Films 13
Parafrance Films
Distributed byParafrance Films
Release date
  • 13 April 1983 (1983-04-13)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Édith et Marcel is a 1983 French film directed by Claude Lelouch.[1]

Plot

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In 1947, the singer Édith Piaf and the boxer Marcel Cerdan are both at the peak of their respective careers. Their encounter gives birth to a passionate love affair lasting some two years, cut short by Cerdan's death in an air crash.[2]

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Cast

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Reception

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Edith et Marcel received mixed critical reviews. The film holds a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.[4]


References

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  1. ^ French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present ISBN 978-0-826-41400-7 p. 458
  2. ^ "Marcel Cerdan & Édith Piaf: A Love Cut Short by Tragedy". KCRW. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. ^ Music in French Cinema: The Crystal Song ISBN 978-3-319-52362-0 p. 247
  4. ^ "Edith and Marcel". Rotten Tomatoes.
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