Film Rekindles France's Love for Piaf

PARIS, France (Reuters) -- A tragic screen portrait of Edith Piaf due out this month is expected to rekindle France's love affair with the tiny chanteuse whose emotive ballads remain among the best-loved songs in French. "La mome" ("The Kid"), also known internationally as "La vie en rose" from the title of one of her biggest hits, is due for release in France on February 14 and a series of media events will commemorate the singer, who died in 1963. Piaf's emotional interpretations of songs such as "Non, je ne regrette rien," "La vie en rose" and "Milord," her expressive eyes and hands and her trademark black dress made her an internationally acclaimed French icon. From this week, French television and radio will be airing tributes to Piaf, magazines are planning special editions and record companies are releasing a series of compilations to cash in on the wave of nostalgia they hope the film will generate. "La vie en rose," directed by Olivier Dahan, will open this year's Berlin Film Festival but Piaf's home country is likely to provide its warmest welcome, given the special place she still holds in the hearts of the nation.

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