Edith Piaf was an eternal lover. But there is no doubt about who was the love of her life. Marcel Cerdan, the greatest French boxer, is the one who inspired one of her most beautiful songs: "Hymn to Love." Their passion was short but intense... with one of the most tragic endings. A story of rings, stages, and journeys. A love story.
A Meeting in New York
1947, New York. The Big Apple is the center of the world. The land of endless possibilities, when many countries are recovering painfully from World War II. In the heart of this bustling city, at the feet of dizzying skyscrapers, two French individuals find themselves there at the same time, unaware of each other. Two celebrities, as they say, have come to seek success across the Atlantic. Two strangers.
A Passionate Love
Marcel is a married man. His wife, Marinette, and their three sons live in Casablanca. With Edith, they must be discreet. They settle at the Hotel Claridge, in two adjacent rooms. They can rely on the discretion of the complicit press, which keeps silent about their affair. They spend more and more time together. They discover many commonalities: they both grew up in poverty and could only rely on their talent to make it through. They have similar natures, down-to-earth and likable, their success not distancing them from ordinary people. They admire each other, visit each other in their respective playgrounds: the stage and the ring. Cerdan's manager strongly opposes this relationship, believing that the singer distracts his athlete. But nothing can deter them; Marcel is madly in love, and Edith returns his affections wholeheartedly.
Production : Bababam
Voice : James Brack
Translation of the french script of Alice Deroide
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