DVD Reviews
Charlotte Gray
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- Director: Gillian Armstrong
- Starring: Billy Crudup
- Details: UK / 121 mins (15PG).
France, 1943. When her lover is shot down over occupied territory, SOE operative Charlotte (Blanchett) volunteers to work undercover behind enemy lines. A worthy adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' novel, the film falls between emphasising Charlotte's internal conflict and the more difficult chore of condensing the French wartime resistance to a single story.
Review by Declan Burke
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