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Charlotte Gray Reviews

2001

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CHARLOTTE GRAY is directed by Gillian Armstrong (MRS. SOFFEL, OSCAR AND LUCINDA) with her signature recipe for success--a love story set in beautiful scenery played by an all-star cast. Here, Charlotte Gray (Cate Blanchett) is a Scottish woman in mid-WWII, living with an adventuresome pair of young female roommates. While .. Read more

Starring	Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Rupert Penry-Jones
Director	Gillian Armstrong
Genres	Drama

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- Curiously leaden adaptation of a best-selling novel, stressing Blanchett's glamour and with its cast speaking English with funny French accents, so emphasising the unreality of it all.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Charlotte Gray
  
  This was an outstanding film that had me completely hooked. The quality of the photography was especially mesmerising. The film got the tension of life in ... read more »
  
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  - 17 Oct 2003 at 18:00
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  Definately worth watching!
  
  Captivating in one word, if you have read the novel and enjoyed it you will like this film- of course its not quite as good but very nearly... In my opinion ... read more »
  
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  A Mild Diversion
  
  When you have nothing better to do and the box is running it's repeats of Come Dine with me or X Factor then put this DVD on.
  
  The film was slow, ... read more »
  
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  - Cambridge
  - 08 May 2010 at 11:03
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  Brilliant!
  
  I had seen this film before a long time ago, but it was a privilege to see it again. A really great film that reaches depths of meaning and strength that only ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Dec 2009 at 21:05
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  Good but not great
  
  Beautifully filmed but quite stagnent in parts. A fine attempt at capturing the novel's essence on screen, but as a film in its own right, falls slightly ... read more »
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 16 Nov 2009 at 10:25
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  Read the book don't bother with the film
  
  This film is disappointing, but don't let it put you off the book. Sebastian Faulks is a superb author, but this adaptation doesn't do it justice.
  
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  - 12 Nov 2009 at 04:33
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  Pretty interesting
  
  Didn't like the fact that they didn't use french actors in France and they all spoke English but I can see that that would make it a less popular film. ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Jul 2009 at 13:36
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  Charlotte Gray
  
  I really enjoyed this title. The acting was superb , totally believable. Cate blanchett lost that scottish accent quite a few times throughout the film, but she... read more »
  
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  - 27 May 2009 at 16:34
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  Charlotte Grey
  
  It was mediocre. Nothing great.
  
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  - Luton
  - 03 May 2009 at 08:19
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  We'll meet again
  
  Charlotte Gray is about the impact of war on human relationships and communities. It is about nobility, courage, kindness, betrayal, reality and the triumph of ... read more »
  
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  - Aberdeen
  - 01 May 2009 at 13:26
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  Facinating Film
  
  Acting very good, the storyline fairly plauseable but I doubt that in wartime, Charlotte Gray would get away with being quite so chic and fashoinable; spies are... read more »
  
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  Charlotte Gray
  
  This was an outstanding film that had me completely hooked. The quality of the photography was especially mesmerising. The film got the tension of life in ... read more »
  
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  - Hants
  - 17 Oct 2003 at 18:00
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  I was expecting a ...
  
  I was expecting a great deal more from the film and have to say that Kate Blanchett's looks were the only real high point of this film. She is captivating ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Nov 2003 at 10:31
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  A little too true to ...
  
  A little too true to the formula but none the less a worth while movie to watch. It played down some of the issues around the main character but I'd ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Oct 2004 at 09:16
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  Brilliant
  
  What can i say apart from an amazingly atmospheric entertaining moving and upsetting film. If you want a movie you can really get into i would suggest this one ... read more »
  
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  - 29 May 2005 at 20:06
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  Good photography, pity about the story
  
  There is some excellent work by the cameramen and the effects department, but I found the story to be disjointed to the point where I lost the plot altogether a... read more »
  
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  - Callington
  - 12 Nov 2004 at 12:47
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  I did enjoy this film...
  
  I did enjoy this film, but at times the scenery was more enjoyable than the plot in this rather weak and very predictable wartime love story - not nearly as ... read more »
  
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  - FALMOUTH
  - 25 Aug 2004 at 15:09
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  Epic
  
  Great film, saw it at cinema originally, but even on small screen great to see again.
  
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  - 14 Jul 2006 at 12:43
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  Charlotte Gray (2001)
  
  What can i say apart from an amazingly atmospheric entertaining moving and upsetting film. If you want a movie you can really get into i would suggest this one ... read more »
  
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  - 07 Jan 2007 at 17:14
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  Excellent
  
  Educational as well as entertaining.
  
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  - 15 Nov 2007 at 16:50
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  Cate tries her best ...
  
  Cate tries her best with a weak adaptation of a good book. If you hadnt read the book you wouldnt understand why she came to be in London. Most of director... read more »
  
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  - 18 Oct 2004 at 09:24

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- Charlotte Gray
  
  CHARLOTTE GRAY is directed by Gillian Armstrong (MRS. SOFFEL, OSCAR AND LUCINDA) with her signature recipe for success--a love story set in beautiful scenery played by an all-star cast. Here, Charlotte Gray (Cate Blanchett) is a Scottish woman in mid-WWII, living with an adventuresome pair of young ...