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Édith et Marcel

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Édith et Marcel
Directed byClaude Lelouch
Screenplay by
  • Claude Lelouch
  • Pierre Uytterhoeven
  • Gilles Durieux
Produced byTania Zazulinsky
Starring
CinematographyJean Boffety
Edited byHugues Darmois
Music byFrancis Lai
Production
companies
Distributed byParafrance Films
Release date
  • 13 April 1983 (1983-04-13) (France)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Édith et Marcel is a 1983 French biographical film directed by Claude Lelouch.[1] The film depicts the passionate romance between singer Édith Piaf and boxer Marcel Cerdan in the late 1940s.[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] The film presents this historical romance alongside a parallel fictional love story between characters Jacques Barbier and Margot de Villedieu.[3]

Cast

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Production

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The film was originally conceived with Patrick Dewaere cast as Marcel Cerdan, but Dewaere died by suicide in July 1982 during pre-production.[4] Claude Lelouch then decided to cast Marcel Cerdan Jr., the boxer's actual son, to portray his father.[5] The film incorporates both original Piaf recordings and new compositions by Francis Lai.[5]

Reception

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Édith et Marcel received mixed critical reviews. The film holds a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.[6] Time Out praised Évelyne Bouix's dual performance but criticized the film's excessive length and sentimental approach.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Édith et Marcel (Claude Lelouch, 1982)". Cinémathèque française (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Schnabel, Tom (26 September 2017). "Marcel Cerdan & Édith Piaf: A Love Cut Short by Tragedy". KCRW. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Travers, James. "Édith et Marcel (1983) - Claude Lelouch - film review and synopsis". FrenchFilms.org. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Edith et Marcel". Unifrance. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 T. J. "Edith and Marcel 1983, directed by Claude Lelouch". Time Out. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Edith and Marcel". Rotten Tomatoes.
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