Rating: PG13
Genre:
Romance
Theatrical Release: 12/28/2001(USA
Release Date: 07/09/2002
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 121 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Based on the best-selling novel by
Sebastian Faulks, this
drama, set in Europe during World War II, stars
Cate Blanchett as
Charlotte, a Scottish woman living in London.
Charlotte falls in love with
Peter (
Rupert Penry-Jones), a handsome RAF pilot, and the two are soon caught up in a torrid affair. Before long,
Peter is sent off on a mission over France, and
Charlotte receives word that
Peter has been reported missing in action. Fluent in French and desperate to find the man she loves,
Charlotte volunteers for work with British intelligence and is soon smuggled into France where she is to work with French resistance forces, posing as a woman from Paris. As
Charlotte goes about her duties and tries to find
Peter, she finds herself drawn to
Julien (
Billy Crudup), a Communist working with resistance forces.
Charlotte is assigned to pose as a domestic at the home of
Julien's father,
Levade (
Michael Gambon), where he's hiding two Jewish boys whose parents have been captured by Nazi troops. In order to maintain her cover and protect
Julien,
Levade, and the boys,
Charlotte finds herself drawn into a relationship with
Renech (
Anton Lesser), a busybody schoolteacher who is collaborationg with the occupation troops. Directed by
Gillian Armstrong,
Charlotte Gray also features
James Fleet,
Ron Cook, and
Helen McCrory.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
