Charlotte Gray

Movies from Film Forum, 01/17/02Charlotte Gray is based on a novel by Sebastian Faulks about a Scottish woman who joins the French Resistance in London during World War II, hoping to rescue her boyfriend, a pilot shot down in combat. Cate Blanchett appears here in her seventh film this year, playing the lead. She's reportedly fantastic. The movie, however, is not.Jackie Durham (Movieguide) applauds the film: "Charlotte Gray resonates with post-9/11 audiences in a way that previous movies set in World War II could not. Cate Blanchett brings the same strength, conviction, and vulnerability to Charlotte that enabled her to create her Best Actress role (Golden Globe) in Elizabeth. Armstrong maintains an exquisite balance between the grand scope of a world war and an intense focus on the human...

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Jan 1st 2002
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