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Friday, August 29, 2008

Charlotte Gray (2001)

Cast: Cate Blanchett (Charlotte Gray), Billy Crudup (Julien Levade), Rupert Penry-Jones (Peter Gregory), Michael Gambon (Levade)
For complete information, see IMDb's Charlotte Gray page.

This story about a woman who joins the French Resistance during World War II really intrigued me. I've always been interestedin World War II, though. If you like movies about WWII with a spy or two and a bit of romance thrown in, you'll enjoy Charlotte Gray. It's not incredibly unique, but it did have me wondering who was on what side from time to time and held my interest.

The cast is wonderful and other than Cate Blanchett & Billy Crudup, I didn't recognize most of the cast. The one thing that was a bit confusing to me is that everyone spoke with the same general accent and there was no speaking of German or French. While I understand that the movie was made for an English-speaking audience, it would have made a few things a bit clearer if there had a been small portions with subtitles or at least with more distinct accents speaking English.

Like most war films, Charlotte Gray is hardly a cheery movie, but it is very well done and I recommend renting it.

Grade: B

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