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Céline

  • TV Movie
  • 2008
  • PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
858
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Christine Ghawi in Céline (2008)
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A biopic on singer Céline Dion.A biopic on singer Céline Dion.A biopic on singer Céline Dion.

  • Director
    • Jeff Woolnough
  • Writer
    • Donald Martin
  • Stars
    • Christine Ghawi
    • Jodelle Ferland
    • Peter MacNeill
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    858
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jeff Woolnough
    • Writer
      • Donald Martin
    • Stars
      • Christine Ghawi
      • Jodelle Ferland
      • Peter MacNeill
    • 24User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Christine Ghawi
    Christine Ghawi
    • Céline Dion
    Jodelle Ferland
    Jodelle Ferland
    • Young Celine
    Peter MacNeill
    Peter MacNeill
    • Adhemar Dion
    Louise Pitre
    • Therese
    Mac Fyfe
    Mac Fyfe
    • Michel
    Natalie Radford
    Natalie Radford
    • Anne Renée
    Enrico Colantoni
    Enrico Colantoni
    • Rene Angelil
    Raymond Accolas
    Raymond Accolas
    • Eddy
    Madeleine Donohue
    Madeleine Donohue
    • Daughter #1
    Tessa Cameron
    • Daughter #2
    Jennifer Walls
    • Daughter #3
    Aviva Armour-Ostroff
    • Daughter #4
    Colleen Zimmerman
    • Daughter #5
    Sara Farb
    Sara Farb
    • Daughter #6
    Danielle Miller
    • Daughter #7
    Tomas Chovanec
    Tomas Chovanec
    • Son #1
    Daniel Karasik
    • Son #2
    Michael Facciolo
    • Son #3
    • Director
      • Jeff Woolnough
    • Writer
      • Donald Martin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews24

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    9jgensamer

    One of my favorite movies!!

    Loved this movie so much!! Loved the acting! Love this movie it shows us it's ok to fell in love with someone else who not the same age as you!! This movie may not be the whole true story of Celine but it's definitely tells us what kinda happen! Love the characters! It's so sad that Renee passed away! In my opinion this movie/celine and Renee love story was the most beautiful and unique love story I have ever heard/seen!! Thank you who ever created this movie! This movie is way better than the other Celine movie (Aline) that came out a few years ago! That movie in my opinion didn't have good actors and it's not even in English!!
    9achba

    Lots of heart in this movie. Well Done!

    It has always been much easier to criticize things than to build them. I find the degree to which some have criticized this film to be amazing . I thought the film quite good. You cannot expect real people to be captured exactly in film, as exact clones do not exist, and all biographical films are by necessity small sketches, as time is so short. This is a very warm story about a great family and a girl who worked her butt off and captured a dream. Perhaps it would have been more technically accurate to tell the story in French, as the first half of her career was all in French, but then 95% of her fans would not understand it. The actors did a marvelous job of showing us this family. Read the book for detail. It is good, and it was written in French, so you can get the detail there. It would be sad to miss this story. It makes your heart glad.
    6cooljp-13892

    Big insult for the french career

    As a Québécois proud of saying that the BIGGEST singer in the world the wonderful and incredible duo Céline and rené are originally from Québec and Céline sang exclusively in french many years before her first English single where does my heart beat now and even after she never got 2 consecutive English record she always showed proudness of her first language and sang in french all her life there is no show that shes been perform in all her life without including french song.

    so HOW COME THERE IS NO FRENCH SONG AT ALL IN THE MOVIE OF HER LIFE. HOW COME HER FIRST SINGLE WHEN SHES 12 YEARS OLD IS AN English SONG THAT I NEVER HEARD HER SANG.

    she didn't even have any knowledge in English before the age of 17 years old.

    i feel insulted and upset
    jpeverill

    Impressiuons of CELINE

    This film is a disaster, especially if you are a true fan of Celine. Virtually none of the people presented really look like their real-life counterparts. The Dion family is almost completely misrepresented. The mother looks like an upper-middle class suburbanite. Most distressing are the vocal renditions, not only missing the mark in duplicating what was actually there, but doing it in a way that is hardly worthy of comparison to the original, both as a little girl and as a star. I hope they paid Celine plenty for this joke. It will serve her poorly as a memento. I especially disliked the songs done as a teenager. Some of them are exceptional, but not these. Unfortunately, this may keep people from going back and actually listening to the originals, which were great. Finally, her French is almost completely overlooked. Most of her early songs especially were in French. She didn't even know any English until she was about 14/15. Her Anglo-style persona just isn't her!
    6paulclaassen

    If you're a Celine Dion fan, I highly recommend this biopic.

    So, who doesn't know Celine Dion? But we don't all know her back story. Enjoying her music as much as I do, I was interested to know how her career started.

    Coming from a musical family, and her brother having recorded an album, it was Celine's dream, too, to record. A series of events lead to her finally landing a recording contract.

    I enjoyed Rene Angelil's story, as well - the man who signed Celine and whom she eventually married. The film also shows us Celine's incredible loyalty and dedication. Christine Ghawi gives a good performance as Celine, and Enrico Colantoni stars as Rene.

    If you're a fan of Celine Dion, I highly recommend this TV movie. And if for any reason you're not a fan of her music, 'Celine' still makes for an interesting watch.

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    • Goofs
      The song 'I Feel Too Much' was used when she hadn't recorded it yet. It was on her 'Unison' album, released in 1990. In the movie they play it when she's 18. But, at 18, she had just returned from her break, and had recorded new edgier songs in French with Luc Plamondon's help.
    • Crazy credits
      Before the end credits, it says 'While Celine did not participate in the production of this movie, it has been inspired by the by the story of her life'.
    • Soundtracks
      My Heart Will Go On
      Written by Will Jennings and James Horner

      Performed by [Featuring] Trish O'Brien

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2008 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Céline: Her Life Story
    • Filming locations
      • Cambridge, Ontario, Canada(Celine hit by car when young)
    • Production companies
      • Barna-Alper Productions
      • Chart Topping Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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