Edith and Marcel (1983)

Name: Edith and Marcel
Director: Claude Lelouch
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1983-01-01
Cast: Évelyne Bouix, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster, Jean-Claude Brialy

Drama Romance

Director: Claude Lelouch

Cast: Évelyne Bouix, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster, Jean-Claude Brialy

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This tragic musical drama chronicles the star-crossed love between beloved French singer Edith Piaf and World Middleweight boxing champion Marcel Cerdan who died in a plane crash. The tumultuous affair is paralleled by the love affair of a French POW and his young pen pal who get engaged after writing to each other for four years and having never met. Their romances are framed by the sad, torchy songs of Piaf.

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Fans of tragic love stories and the iconic Edith Piaf will appreciate the parallel tales of doomed romance in this 1983 drama directed by Claude Lelouch. The powerful performances by Évelyne Bouix and Jacques Villeret bring an emotional depth to the intertwined narratives of Piaf's turbulent affair with boxer Marcel Cerdan and a French POW's long-distance courtship.