NINE

Marion Cotillard - what a performance!!! The only one I actually found worth the movie ticket price. That face, that voice.

Nine is based on Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical film 8½. Focusing on the main protagonist, film director Guido Contini's struggles with a midlife crisis affecting his creativity and caught in a web of romantic (more like lust to me....) entanglements.

Fellini's film was entitled 8½ in recognition of his previous works - 6 full-length films, 2 short films, and one film that he co-directed. The musical's title ""NINE" added another half-credit to Fellini's output and referred to Guido's age during his first hallucination sequence.

But as far as I am concerned - for all its past Tony glories, there is only 1 true award-worthy stellar performance. Never mind the hype surrounding Kat Hudson or any of the other ladies.

Its Marion Cotillard. I love her in La Vie En Rose. And I love her even more in NINE.