Charlotte
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- Runtime
- 92 mins
The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love applauds her talent, which emboldens her resolve. When anti-Semitic policies inspire violent mobs, she escapes to the safety of the South of France. There she begins to paint again, and finds new love. But her work is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Believing that only an extraordinary act will save her, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting her life story.
The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love applauds her talent, which emboldens her resolve. When anti-Semitic policies inspire violent mobs, she escapes to the safety of the South of France. There she begins to paint again, and finds new love. But her work is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Believing that only an extraordinary act will save her, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting her life story.
Cast
- Keira Knightley
- Sam Claflin
- Raoul Bhaneja
- Hanneke Talbot
- Mark Strong
- Jim Broadbent
- Henry Czerny
- Eddie Marsan
- Helen McCrory
- Sophie Okonedo
- Marion Cotillard
- Brenda Blethyn
- Scott McCord
- Jean-Michel Le Gal
- Sadie Deogrades
- R.H. Thomson
- Julian Richings
- Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Romain Duris
- Anne Dorval
- Tony Nappo
Director
- Tahir Rana
- Éric Warin
Producers
- Julia Rosenberg
- Jérôme Dopffer
- Eric Goossens
- Anton Roebbens
