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Release Date:
22 February 2002 (UK) moreTagline:
The story of an ordinary woman in an extraordinary time.Plot:
A young Scottish woman joins the French Resistance during World War II to rescue her Royal Air Force boyfriend who is lost in France. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Sebastian Faulks for BBC 'Novel' series (From digitalspy. 6 October 2009, 11:16 AM, PDT)
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Unconvincing film following an excellent documentary more (118 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cate Blanchett | ... | Charlotte Gray | |
| James Fleet | ... | Richard Cannerly | |
| Abigail Cruttenden | ... | Daisy | |
| Charlotte McDougall | ... | Sally | |
| Rupert Penry-Jones | ... | Peter Gregory (as Rupert Penry Jones) | |
| Robert Hands | ... | Borowski | |
| Tom Goodman-Hill | ... | Business Man at Party | |
| Michael Fitzgerald | ... | Business Man at Party | |
| Hugh Ross | ... | Psychiatrist | |
| Martin Oldfield | ... | Assault Course Instructor | |
| Nicholas Farrell | ... | Mr. Jackson | |
| Mike Burnside | ... | Morse Code Instructor | |
| Damian Myerscough | ... | Gun Instructor | |
| Miranda Bell | ... | Female Instructor | |
| Angus Wright | ... | Agent |
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Rated PG-13 for some war related violence, sensuality and brief strong language.Parents Guide:
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121 minLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:A (Ontario)Fun Stuff
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The schoolteacher played by Anton Lesser was called "Benech" in the novel, but the small French town in which much of the movie was based had a popular mayor whose name was similar, so officials asked that the name be changed. He's called "Renech" in the final version. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: There are several train scenes but in most (not all) of them the sound effects, mainly the whistle, are those of North American trains. European steam engines had a very different sound. Even the sound of the tracks is different in Europe because of a different type of roadbed. moreQuotes:
Mirabel: [to Charlotte] Do you mind not approaching me in public? I'm rather keen on staying alive. moreSoundtrack:
La Java Bleue moreFAQ
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This film is a love story, loosely based on the real-life heroism of WWII. Those who enjoy such films would not have been disappointed by Charlotte Gray.
Unfortunately, Channel 4 decided to precede the film with the transmission of a documentary about the real-life heroines, whose personal sacrifices, pragmatic courage and strength of character shone out of my TV in a way that had me close to tears. The film, which followed, showed none of the iron self-discipline, the de-sensitising effect of war nor the constant fear of discovery these people lived with, but concerned itself with emotional story lines that would have been at home in any modern love story, loosely based on any social environment you care to choose. Far from blending into the background, along with the oppressed French population, Cate Blanchett was often portrayed parading in high heels and flattering autumnal colours, looking like a million francs
Too frequently for this viewer, it dipped into the downright absurd, e.g. having a) the male lead exposing himself to danger in an astonishing, barking tirade at German troops, b) the collaborationist French schoolteacher volunteering to the goodies that he was a snitch for the Germans and c) Charlotte herself somehow persuading a gendarme not to reveal her whereabouts to his search party colleagues, even when safely out of range of her pistol.
What a wonderful piece of history it was. And what a wonderful film could have been made of it (with the same cast too; the individual performances were all perfectly OK, especially in the minor roles).