Charlotte Gray (2001)
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32% of critics liked it
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61% of users liked it
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Based on the best-selling novel by Sebastian Faulks, this drama, set in Europe during World War II, stars Cate Blanchett as Charlotte, a Scottish woman living in London. Charlotte falls in love with Peter (Rupert Penry-Jones), a handsome RAF pilot, and the two are soon caught up in a torrid affair.… More Based on the best-selling novel by Sebastian Faulks, this drama, set in Europe during World War II, stars Cate Blanchett as Charlotte, a Scottish woman living in London. Charlotte falls in love with Peter (Rupert Penry-Jones), a handsome RAF pilot, and the two are soon caught up in a torrid affair. Before long, Peter is sent off on a mission over France, and Charlotte receives word that Peter has been reported missing in action. Fluent in French and desperate to find the man she loves, Charlotte volunteers for work with British intelligence and is soon smuggled into France where she is to work with French resistance forces, posing as a woman from Paris. As Charlotte goes about her duties and tries to find Peter, she finds herself drawn to Julien (Billy Crudup), a Communist working with resistance forces. Charlotte is assigned to pose as a domestic at the home of Julien's father, Levade (Michael Gambon), where he's hiding two Jewish boys whose parents have been captured by Nazi troops. In order to maintain her cover and protect Julien, Levade, and the boys, Charlotte finds herself drawn into a relationship with Renech (Anton Lesser), a busybody schoolteacher who is collaborationg with the occupation troops. Directed by Gillian Armstrong, Charlotte Gray also features James Fleet, Ron Cook, and Helen McCrory. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gillian Armstrong
- Written By
- Jeremy Brock
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Jan 11, 2002 Limited
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
If you have a nostalgic side ... there is much to enjoy about filmmaker Gillian Armstrong's cozy, intimate direction here, which conjures up a very specific ambiance.
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Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
The pace is so lethargic and the focus so diffuse that it's hard to get a fix on Charlotte beyond needless glamorization.
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Susan Stark, Detroit News
Mounts a romantic drama of the World War II era in mostly glossy, shallow terms.
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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
If this is melodrama, it's melodrama of a superior rank, and I salute it.
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Steven Rosen, Denver Post
While Blanchett's presence is surely felt in virtually every scene of the movie, her acting isn't. We don't connect with her at all.
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Cast
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Cate Blanchett
as Charlotte Gray
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Billy Crudup
as Julien Lavarde
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Michael Gambon
as Levade
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Rupert Penry-Jones
as Peter Gregory
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Anton Lesser
as Renech
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James Fleet
as Richard Cannerley
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Ron Cook
as Mirabel
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Jack Shepherd
as Pichon
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Nicholas Farrell
as Mr. Jackson
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Helen McCrory
as Francoise
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Abigail Cruttenden
as Daisy
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Charles Condou
as Auguste
- Hugh Ross
- John Pierce Jones
- Michael Fitzgerald
- Robert Hands
