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Charlotte
Film poster
Directed by
  • Eric Warin
  • Tahir Rana
Written by
Produced by
  • Julia Rosenberg
  • Jérôme Dopffer
  • Eric Goossens
  • Anton Roebbens
Starring
Edited by
  • Roderick Deogrades
  • Sam Patterson
Music byMichelino Bisceglia
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) (TIFF)
  • 22 April 2022 (2022-04-22) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageEnglish

Charlotte is a 2021 Canadian-French-Belgian animated biographical drama film about German painter Charlotte Salomon, directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana, from a screenplay by Erik Rutherford and David Bezmozgis. It stars the voices of Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, Helen McCrory (in her final appearance), Sophie Okonedo and Mark Strong. Knightley, Marion Cotillard, and Xavier Dolan serve as executive producers.[1] The film made its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2021.

Plot

A young artist, Charlotte Salomon comes to age on the eve of World War II, creating a masterpiece.

Cast

Production

The film was originally announced in 2016 as a project to be directed by Bibo Bergeron, and written by Erik Rutherford and Miriam Toews.[2]

An international co-production between Canada, France and Belgium,[3][4][5][6] the film was produced by January Films, Les Productions Balthazar, and Walking the Dog in association with Telefilm Canada, Trinity Media Financing, Umedia, Serendipity Point Films, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, Eurimages, Crave, CBC Films, Ontario Creates, Screen Flanders, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Flanders Audiovisual Fund, and Sons of Manual.[5]

In July 2021, it was announced that the cast included Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, Helen McCrory, Sophie Okonedo and Mark Strong, with Marion Cotillard and Romain Duris set to voice a French-language dub of the film. Warin and Rana directed from a screenplay by Erik Rutherford and David Bezmozgis, with Knightley, Cotillard, and Xavier Dolan set to executive produce, with Elevation Pictures set to distribute in Canada, Diaphana Distribution in France, and The Searchers in Belgium.[7][8]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on 13 September 2021.[9] In December 2021, Good Deed Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to the film,[5] and set it for a 22 April 2022 limited release in the United States.[10]

In December, the film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list of the best Canadian films of 2021.[11]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 68% approval rating, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's consensus reads, "While it lacks the spark of its subject's remarkable work, Charlotte offers a worthy introduction to a remarkable -- albeit tragic -- real-life story."[12] On Metacritic, the film received a score of 58 out of 100, based on 12 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

Awards

At the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival, it won the Audience Award for most popular film in the Music/Art/Design (M/A/D) program.[14]

Rutherford and Bezmozgis received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[15]

References

  1. ^ Linden, Sheri (27 September 2021). "'Charlotte': Film Review | TIFF 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. ^ Amid Amidi, "Bibo Bergeron Set To Direct Charlotte Salomon Biopic" Archived 28 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Cartoon Brew, June 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Charlotte". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ^ Punter, Jennie (12 September 2021). "'Charlotte' Uses Animation to Document the Life of Artist Murdered at Auschwitz". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (15 December 2021). "Good Deed Entertainment Picks Up U.S. Rights For Keira Knightley Animated Movie 'Charlotte'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Charlotte - Cineuropa". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (21 July 2021). "Keira Knightley To Lead Voice Cast Of Animated Drama 'Charlotte'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ^ Yuma, Jennifer (21 July 2021). "Keira Knightley to Voice Toronto-Premiering Animated Drama 'Charlotte'". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. ^ Hammond, Pete (23 June 2021). "Melissa McCarthy, Kenneth Branagh, Edgar Wright Movies Among First Set For Toronto Film Festival; In-Person Theater And Digital Screenings Planned". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ^ Billington, Alex (22 March 2022). "Animated Film 'Charlotte' Trailer About Painter Charlotte Salomon". First Showing. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  11. ^ Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada's Top Ten films of 2021" Archived 6 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Now, December 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Charlotte". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Charlotte". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  14. ^ Steve Newton, "Vancouver International Film Fest announces award winners" Archived 13 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine. The Georgia Straight, October 13, 2021.
  15. ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack" Archived 8 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine. ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
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