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Charlotte Gray [DVD] [2001]
enlarge	Director: Gillian Armstrong Actors: Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Rupert Penry-Jones, Anton Lesser Studio: 4dvd Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £1.97 as of 10/9/2010 19:43 BST details You Save: £14.02 (88%) New (26) Used (7) from £1.96 Seller: direct_offers_uk Rating: 15 reviews Sales Rank: 15955 Format: Anamorphic, Colour, PAL, Widescreen Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 116 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 6867449004990 ASIN: B000S399FQ Theatrical Release Date: 2001 Release Date: September 17, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 15 1 2 3 Next » A Fabulous Piece September 4, 2005 S. Hacking (Watford, UK) 19 out of 19 found this review helpful Looking at the higher proportion of reviews which pull this film to pieces in every aspect, I thought I would put a review through in the films defense. I watched this film by accident, I can't remember how long ago, and loved it. I wasn't phased because they spoke english or any of the other criticisms levelled at this production, I loved it for what it was - a kind of, dare I say it, romanticised version of what actually happened to a lot of women who were dropped into France, and lost loved ones left right and centre. Packed with beautiful photography and contrasting disturbing images, the most powerful part of the film being the portrayal of how the French betrayed their own country and colaberated with the Nazis - truly a stomach churning thought, plus Charlotte's realisation of "what have I gotten myself in to", panics and decides to leave - only to be stopped in her tracks at the railway station because the nazi troops all descended from the carriages - another powerful image. The main story once Charlotte gets dropped into all the mistakes, the deceit and suspicion, is her determination to care for two little jewish boys, whose parents were taken away unbeknown to them, the heart breaking job she has to do of convincing the boys that there is nothing wrong, even down to their eventual capture by the nazis believing their parents were away "doing war work". In all, I thought the film dealt with a lot of issues very well, and gave the viewer a sense of what these poor people had to go through, the tough decisions they were usually forced to make very quickly, and is summed up with a line from Peter; "War makes us into people we did not know we were". A fantastic film.....but I never read the book beforehand! March 5, 2004 Mr. Neil R. J. Saint (France) 11 out of 11 found this review helpful Although the film was rich in suspense, love, death and heroism in simple terms it told the story of the blossoming of the central character - from impetuous and unworldly to experienced and fully rounded. Whilst the acting of Cate Blanchett was an undoubted highlight the film was a great ensemble piece too - Billy Crudup the American actor being a very credible "troubled" young Frenchman,Michael Gambon a solid patriach, Ron Cook a weasley British spy and the production team should be commended for creating such a believably rustic French WW2 atmosphere. The DVD extras complimented the film well most especially the documentary about the real life British women spys active in France (SOE's)and the interview with Sebastian Faulks,who guardedly supported the production whilst insisting Blanchett played Charlotte.Though a little overegged, the featurettes/interviews with those directly involved in the making of the film were revealing: Billy Crudup is extremely choosy about his films,Cate Blanchett is a perfectionist (well there's a surprise!), Gillian Armstrong, who directs, is a really ballsy Aussie, Michael Gambon is something of a raconteur and Sebastian Faulks has a presence that would surely make him a fine actor too! To all those who have read the book I suggest you follow Cate Blanchett's advice if you want to fully enjoy this DVD by treating the film as an entirely seperate entity. Block buster June 2, 2008 Ms. H. R. Hooton 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I watched the movie, and it went to the top of my all time greatest favourites. Cate and Billy I thought were exceptional performers, and the scenery and involvement with France was a lovely portayal. Always believing that a book is always better than a movie, I couldn't wait to read it, having loved the film, but was terribly disappointed. I thought the book was too deep, too long winded, and since I'm a huge Billy Crudup fan, I was disappointed Sebastian Faulks portrayed him as being quite a weak figure! The book I would give 3/10, the movie 10/10. Good Entertainement February 10, 2005 S. Lisa (France) 10 out of 10 found this review helpful Having not read Sebastian Faulks' book, I cannot compare the film with it. It seems it must have been a rather long novel, with lots of characters in it, and plenty going on. It seems the film attempts to stay faithful to the book, and so the impression one gets is that the director tried to compress a complex and multi-layered story into a couple of hours. The story is good but very predictable bordering sometimes on caricature. But nonetheless it is all very entertaining and the actors are good. It reminded of the older 1950's and 1960's war movies, very far removed from the new and very realistic wartime dramas ("Band of brothers,...). Certainly worth watching. ignore all other reviews November 23, 2003 James Dean (Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom) 2 out of 4 found this review helpful I really enjoyed charlotte gray, I found the two leads performances brilliant as was support from the likes of michael gambon. A must see! Showing reviews 1-5 of 15 1 2 3 Next »

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