Selon Charlie (2006)

Director:

Nicole Garcia

Writers:

Frédéric Bélier-Garcia (writer)
Jacques Fieschi (writer)

Release Date:

27 July 2006 (Portugal)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jean-Pierre Bacri	...	Jean-Louis Bertagnat
Vincent Lindon	...	Serge
Benoît Magimel	...	Pierre
Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Joss
Patrick Pineau	...	Mathieu
Arnaud Valois	...	Adrien
Ferdinand Martin	...	Charlie
Minna Haapkylä	...	Nora
Sophie Cattani	...	Séverine
Philippe Lefebvre	...	Pierre-Yves
Philippe Magnan	...	Ricordi
Samir Guesmi	...	Mo
Jérôme Robart	...	Ballhaus
Valérie Benguigui	...	La mère de Charlie
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet	...	Thierry

Also Known As:

According to Charlie (Europe: English title)
Charlie Says (International: English title)

Runtime:

France:140 min (Cannes Film Festival) | France:115 min (theatrical version)

Country:

France

Language:

French | English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Finland:K-11 | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France

Company:

Les Productions du Trésor

Not as bad as people would make you believe

"Selon Charlie" is not a great movie. But it's still enjoyable. That's because the cast is doing a good job. Jean-Pierre Bacri is excellent. I also liked the two Benoîts: Magimel and Pœlvoorde. But the plot is too complicated and the director doesn't spend enough time working on character development. The movie stays on the surface. A lot more could have been done at the editing stage to skim the movie of the extra fat that makes it only an average flick.

Seen in Toronto, at the Royal, on March 31st, 2007. The film was shown during Cinéfranco.

76/100 (**½)