Comments on: Piaf: No, I Regret Nothing http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/06/piaf-no-i-regret-nothing/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 08:11:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 By: Rachel http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/06/piaf-no-i-regret-nothing/#comment-2887 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:09:47 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=3677#comment-2887 I too discovered Edith’s RA history only through this movie, and it is truly heart wrenching, especially in the context of her life. It is refreshing to have the illness portrayed in a movie, however tragic.

]]> By: RA Guy http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/06/piaf-no-i-regret-nothing/#comment-454 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:59:19 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=3677#comment-454 As Sara mentions, this can be a difficult movie to watch if you are living with rheumatoid arthritis. The scenes of Piaf being carried into her dressing room or bedroom, crying out and asking out for something to take away the pain, hit pretty close to home for me (although I am too big to be carried around…)

Overall I would highly recommend this movie, not only for the big screen portrayal of RA, but also for the beautiful music.

]]> By: raandme http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/06/piaf-no-i-regret-nothing/#comment-453 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:55:25 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=3677#comment-453 I recently discovered Edith Pilaf after hearing Martha Wainwright sing one of her songs on Jimmy Fallon. I was immediately transfixed.
I had no idea she had rheumatoid arthritis. And I had no idea there was a movie about her. I’m going to go search Netflix for it now.
Thank you for this post!

]]> By: sara http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/06/piaf-no-i-regret-nothing/#comment-452 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:52:54 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=3677#comment-452 When I sat down and watched La Vie en Rose, I had no idea that Edith Piaf had RA, and I became really upset as I watched the movie and saw the very brutal (and realistic) depiction of the disease. I watched it when my meds were only just beginning to work, and it really affected me. It is amazing what she was still able to do even in the grips of RA at its very worst. I guess it’s not so bad having something in common in both Renoir and Piaf, but I am very very grateful that we have more options open to us these days.

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