Edith Piaf in memoriam / produced by Carlos Hagen.

Carlos Hagen produced this special tribute to French singer Edith Piaf, originally offered during the October minithon and enthusiastically received. A documentary on the art, style and life of Piaf, abundantly illustrated with some of the best examples of her art, including a number of rare recordings of her songs. In this section, Hagen discusses the evolution of her singing style over the years, her final marriage to hairdresser-turned-singer Theo Sarapo in 1962, and her death from cancer in 1963 at age 47. Among the recordings used in the program are "Le billard electrique", "Le chemin des forains", "Le prisonnier de la tour" and "Non, je ne regrette rien".