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- Charles Spira
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- "Nights of Edith Piaf"
- Summary: She rose every day at dusk and sang, rehearsed, performed, ate and drank until dawn, then slept all day and began to create and unravel again as the sun went down. Nearly every song Piaf sang was a moment of her life from the streets of Paris. She would tell her composer and musician lovers a story, or describe a feeling or show them a gesture. And they would put music and words to her pain and passion, giving her back her own musical autobiography. Charles Aznavour, Francis Lai, Georges Moustaki, Henri Contet -- some of France's greatest musicians and composers recall their nights with the "the Little Sparrow".
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A Compelling Portrait of the "Little Sparrow".
Charles Spira
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 06:01 PM
This important documentary captures the essence of what it was like to live in Edith Piaf's entourage,
through the eyes of those who knew her intimately. Listen to this program if you want to see a glimpse of her soul.