Charlotte Gray

Cate Blanchett gives a marvelous performance as the title character, a wealthy Scottish woman who enlists as an espionage agent for the French Resistance during WWII. She’s prompted by her desire to find her lover, an RAF pilot, who has been shot down and is lost in France. Rupert Penry-Jones, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, James Fleet., (2001) Gillian Armstong’s Second World War film, based on Sebastian Faulks’ best-selling novel, stars Cate Blanchett as the eponymous heroine, a Scottish woman fluent in French who is sent to Occupied France to aid the resistance. But she has her own agenda: her RAF lover (Rupert Penry-Jones) is missing in action and she is determined to learn his fate. M,W,R,S,,HD., Gillian Armstong’s film, based on Sebastian Faulks’ best-selling novel, stars Cate Blanchett as the eponymous heroine, a Scottish woman fluent in French who is sent to Occupied France to aid the resistance. But she has her own agenda – her Raf lover Rupert Penry-Jones is missing in action and she is determined to find out his fate., Based on the best-selling novel by Sebastian Faulks, this drama, set in Europe during World War II, stars Cate Blanchett as Charlotte, a Scottish woman living in London. Charlotte falls in love with Peter (Rupert Penry-Jones), a handsome RAF pilot, and the two are soon caught up in a torrid affair. Before long, Peter is sent off on a mission over France, and Charlotte receives word that Peter has been reported missing in action. Fluent in French and desperate to find the man she loves, Charlotte volunteers for work with British intelligence and is soon smuggled into France where she is to work with French resistance forces, posing as a woman from Paris. As Charlotte goes about her duties and tries to find Peter, she finds herself drawn to Julien (Billy Crudup), a Communist working with resistance forces. Charlotte is assigned to pose as a domestic at the home of Julien’s father, Levade (Michael Gambon), where he’s hiding two Jewish boys whose parents have been captured by Nazi troops. In order to maintain her cover and protect Julien, Levade, and the boys, Charlotte finds herself drawn into a relationship with Renech (Anton Lesser), a busybody schoolteacher who is collaborationg with the occupation troops. Directed by Gillian Armstrong, Charlotte Gray also features James Fleet, Ron Cook, and Helen McCrory., When her RAF lover is shot down over France, a Scottish woman joins the French Resistance as an espionage agent in order to find and rescue him., Gillian Armstong’s film, based on Sebastian Faulks’ best-selling novel, stars Cate Blanchett as the eponymous heroine, a Scottish woman fluent in French who is sent to Occupied France to aid the resistance. But she has her own agenda – her RAF lover Rupert Penry-Jones is missing in action and she is determined to find out his fate.