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The Olympia
“Broomed away my love stories
And all their tremble
Broomed away for always
I start again from zero.”
Édith Piaf (No Regrets)
In 1961, Édith Piaf (Marion Cotillard) was very weakened by her polyarthritis. She sings less and less.
While L’Olympia was experiencing a drop in attendance and appeared to be on the verge of bankruptcy, Bruno Coquatrix (Jean-Paul Muel) asked La Môme to come and give a recital.
Over the course of four months, the singer gave a series of concerts considered to be the most outstanding concerts of her career. It’s a triumph. The room is saved. On this occasion, she sang No Regrets, a song by Michel Vaucaire and Charles Dumont (Mario Hacquard).
For her role in La Vie en rose, Marion Cotillard received 1 César, 1 Oscar, 1 Golden Globes and 1 BAFTA, all in the Best Actress category.
Edith Piaf was a night owl. She liked to skim restaurants and bars. She never got up before 3:00 p.m. and then received her friends or composers around 5:00 p.m.
L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix
Located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, L’Olympia is one of the capital’s legendary concert halls.
Inaugurated in 1893, the Olympia was the brainchild of Joseph Oller, founder of the Moulin Rouge. At the time, this hall could accommodate 2,000 spectators. The first shows featured La Goulue, Fregoli and Loïe Fuller.
Then came music-hall reviews with Mistinguett and Yvette Printemps. After the First World War, the establishment takes a turn and hosts more and more concerts. The hall then lives very well.
It is after the Second World War that L’Olympia sees its fame growing thanks to Bruno Coquatrix, director from 1954 to 1979. It puts on the poster – in red letters on the pediment – great artists such as Jacques Brel, Johnny Halliday, Juliette Gréco, The Rolling Stones or The Beatles.
But the year 1961 is not good for the finances of the hall. It is on the verge of bankruptcy. Coquatrix then calls upon Édith Piaf, her friend for a series of concerts. With Non, je ne regrette rien, she saves L’Olympia. It is a triumph.
In 1997, the hall closes for important works. In seven months, its hall and red room are rehabilitated identically. Four years later, L’Olympia was sold to the Vivendi group.
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