Rotten
The pace is so lethargic and the focus so diffuse that it's hard to get a fix on Charlotte beyond needless glamorization.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Charlotte Gray
The story of an ordinary woman in an extraordinary time.
2001 · 2h 1m · PG-13
Drama, History, Romance, War
Directed by
Gillian Armstrong
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Charlotte Gray
Overview
This is a drama set in Nazi-occupied France at the height of World War II. Charlotte Gray tells the compelling story of a young Scottish woman working with the French Resistance in the hope of rescuing her lover, a missing RAF pilot. Based on the best-selling novel by Sebastian Faulks.
Director and cast
- Gillian Armstrong Director
- Cate Blanchett as Charlotte Gray
- Billy Crudup as Julien Levade
- Michael Gambon as Levade
- Rupert Penry-Jones as Peter Gregory
- Anton Lesser as Renech
- James Fleet as Richard Cannerly
- Abigail Cruttenden as Daisy
- Charlotte McDougall as Sally
- Robert Hands as Borowski
- Nicholas Farrell as Mr. Jackson
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
32%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Mounts a romantic drama of the World War II era in mostly glossy, shallow terms.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
Fresh
If this is melodrama, it's melodrama of a superior rank, and I salute it.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Rotten
While Blanchett's presence is surely felt in virtually every scene of the movie, her acting isn't. We don't connect with her at all.
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
Fresh
This is Blanchett's film. Her quiet, detailed work leaves you wanting more.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
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