[Snowflake]

Alex, I disagree with you about Cotilard merely lip synching. I thought she was riveting as Piaf. Make up helped a good deal - those last years Piaf looked like more than a train wreck and there were moments when I kept thinking that Cotilard was Piaf, the body language, etc. was dead on.

My complaint was that too much time was spent on her terrible childhood and early years, then it was a whirlwind of "instant" success and then the inevitable and speedy downfall. Thye cut far more out of Piaf's life than they used in the film. It was much a Cliff Notes version. But I thought Cotilard was a standout.