Monsieur Aznavour

I enjoyed the film tremendously. The main actor, Tahar Rahim, who was fabulous in the movie The Prophet, managed to convey well Charles Aznavour's personality, voice, and mannerisms, in a very nuanced and subtle interpretation, after reportedly taking singing and piano lessons and undergoing three daily hours of makeup during the shooting. The film depicted well the obstacles that Aznavour had to overcome in his life and his sometimes difficult relationships with his loved ones. Born of Armenian immigrants, he was not particularly handsome, being a short man with a raspy, sometimes nasal voice. At first, he sang in duo with Pierre Roche and then met famous French singer Edith Piaf and worked for her in various roles. He learned a lot from her but had to leave at some point to pursue a solo career. He managed to reach the top with sheer determination, energy and hard work, at the price of tremendous familial sacrifices. It was very pleasurable to hear all along so many hit songs he wrote (He wrote more than a thousand songs, either for himself or for other artists) and I think the film succeeds in showing his perfectionism and creative process, the use of rhythm for instance regarding jazzy songs that became enormous hits.

Honestly I know a little bit the old singer " Charles Aznavour " cause in france in my country it's a legend but I Donnie completely his background well... I know the all essentiels informations about him thanks to this movie and his story it's very passionate thanks to this nice biopic !!!!

First to all rules from a good biopic was respect ! This movie it's very a tribute for him-self and his fans and in the same time explain his story. For me on these points the movie it's succeed !!! And the script it's very passionate you know a lot about him especially when you don't know his story like me ... and you feel not boring during the process of script even if at times it's a little less gripping but for me the story telling it's succeed !!!!

The performance from the main character it's crazy he played very well and same thing for the rest of the cast !!!

The director makes a good job too, you felt very in old times from the set background, the colors using in the shoot's....

And the rest of works from people who work in shadows, the crew thanks to them, The costumes were really well done too !!!

This movie it's very a good movie and biopic for all fans who loves Charles Aznavour and people like me who doesn't know before his story and try to get into...

Not masterpiece biopic but a very good one, as said this movie its completely a Tribute !!!!

To be honest, I did not really know what to expect from this movie. Of course I have heard from Charles Aznavour and know a bit about his background, but his songs sometimes seemed too theatrical. So, unbiassed, I went to see the movie. It was absolutely beautiful, rich in details, very close attention to different time frames during which the movie was set (e.g. The clothing) and the acting simply is very good. Now understanding the often personal background to Aznavour's songs, I came to appreciate them even more. The end was chosen carefully (no spoiler!) and moved me - together with most of the audience - to tears. Go see it, it is a gem!

This was my first encounter with Charles Aznavour - a really important iconic figure and symbol of France. The story is very compelling and what a hard life he had before his breakthrough. One fact really surprised me - the song "What's the Difference" - Dr. Dre feat. Eminem and Xzibit was inspired by and contains a horn section in the instrumental, as well as a sample of "Parce Que Tu Crois" by Charles Aznavour.

The movie shows so many aspects and questions that are universal to human beings. What is the price of fame? Where is the line between working all the time and spending time with family? The constant drive of an artistic spirit to always do more and the feeling of never enough.

Been a long, long while since a movie of this quality has been shown in theaters. Throughout the full two hours of the movie, my eyes barely blinked and, somehow, my attention was full all the time. Directing, acting, storyline, culture, tradition, drama, every single aspect of the movie was just perfect. I literally can't imagine it being any better than this. We were just speechless at the end of the movie and couldn't believe that we came to the cinema just to spend some time, and ended up watching one of the best movies we've seen in our lives.

Very big salute to all the producers that made this movie a reality. You have portrayed Aznavour in the absolute best way possible.