Leos Carax’s tragic romance “Annette” is a movie musical like no other.
The songs, written by Sparks brothers Ron and Russell Mael, are detached and ironic, and the characters are for the most part deeply unhappy amid the trappings of contemporary fame.
As the glamorous soprano Ann Desfranoux, Cotillard reminds audiences of her already lovely singing voice as established in films like her Oscar-winning “La Vie en Rose” and the Fellini-inspired musical “Nine.”She also has a music career of her own, having written and performed songs for a number of other films.
But “Annette” marked something of a shift for how she performed vocally: all of the singing is done live in-camera, and the characters are often asked to sing during moments where one wouldn’t exactly think to burst out in song and dance.
Cotillard manages to sing while swimming, having a cigarette, going to the bathroom,
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