it’s called acting
i first became aware of marion cotillard in “love me if you dare” a french film about two tragic childhoods and the love and dysfunction that followed. it’s a beautiful movie that’s crazy and romantic and wouldn’t be one without the other. I thought she was great in the movie and obviously beautiful and charismatic, but my admiration towards her became so much greater after watching her oscar winning performance in “la vie en rose”. her transformation alone was unbelievable and the emotion that she evoked was tremendous. the story is so tragic and it’s crazy to think that a real woman lived that life. the talent, the abuse, the love and the loss all wrapped into one short life. marion cotillard dove into the roll with such depth and courage that it made me stop and think about what kind of person she might be to pull that off. i can’t imagine having the self awareness physically and emotionally to represent another person’s life with such accuracy and thoughtfulness. i have so much respect for what she did in the movie and truly think her performance is a work of art.
