Charlie Says (2006)
"Selon Charlie" (original title)

The seemingly separate lives of a group of men intersect entwining the fates of each of them over the course of a week.

Director:

Nicole Garcia

Writers:

Frédéric Bélier-Garcia, Jacques Fieschi,

Stars:

Jean-Pierre Bacri, Vincent Lindon, Benoît Magimel

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

The seemingly separate lives of a group of men intersect entwining the fates of each of them over the course of a week.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English German

Release Date:

23 August 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

Charlie Says

Filming Locations:

Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Productions du Trésor, StudioCanal, France 3 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min 140 min 115 min (theatrical)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A flat movie, like a flat tire

The choral film genre is pretty difficult to make. The script needs to be very sharp to justify such a choice. Here, it only is an excuse to see different actors playing different characters, with one main theme in common: loneliness.

First problem: all the actor are not so good: Vincent Lindon is, in my opinion, really bad like usual; Bacri is, as usual, really great; Pooelveorde is funny, but that's all, and the other's are OK.

Second problem: the systematization of the film making. Garcia shoot in 2.35, a choice I cannot understand for that kind of movie. She alternates "low-fi" movement and stabilized, clean pan, but empty.

Third problem: a terrible use of the music. They are totally inappropriate, and their use are useless.