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A remake of the classic 1963 thriller 'Charade' telling the story of Regina Lambert who is experiencing second thoughts about her recent marriage to Charles. She takes a holiday without him where she meets an American called Joshua Peters and they strike up a friendship. On her arrival home in Paris Regina is told that her husband has been murdered. It soon becomes clear that Charles led a double life and was involved in the theft of six million dollars...Product Identifiers
ProducerJonathan Demme, Edward Saxon, Peter Saraf
EAN5050582009200
eBay Product ID (ePID)3964238
Product Key Features
ActorMark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Joong-Hoon Park, Tim Robbins, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Ted Levine, Christine Boisson, Stephen Dillane
Film/TV TitleThe Truth about Charlie
DirectorJonathan Demme
FormatDVD
Release Year2003
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller, General
Run Time99 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate12A/12
Number of Discs1
ComposerRachel Portman
ReviewsNew York Times - ...Most of the film's allure comes from the sensual, butter-voiced Thandie Newton; with her, Mr. Demme has found the 21st-century corollary to Audrey Hepburn..., USA Today - ...Smart and easy on the eye..., Hollywood Reporter - ...The production has an absolute sheen....Romantic, dangerous and fun to visit...
Additional InformationJonathan Demme's THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE is a swirling romantic suspense thriller, a remake of the 1963 Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn vehicle, CHARADE. Set in Paris, the film stars Thandie Newton as a British ex-pat whose art dealer husband is murdered while she's on vacation. Arriving home, she is met with an empty apartment, the French police, and an array of mysterious thugs who believe she knows where her husband stashed six million stolen dollars. Mark Wahlberg plays the handsome, beret-sporting stranger who comes to her rescue, but who may not be what he seems. Special mention goes to Tim Robbins as a shadowy American agent, and Christine Boisson as the cool-as-nails police commandant trying to get to the bottom of the matter.<BR>Demme's direction pulls out all the stops here, with dizzying camerawork, experimental flash-forwards and insane editing. It's a return to the Oscar-winner's pre-SILENCE OF THE LAMBS days, when his specialty were cameo-studded, pop-infused romantic comedy thrillers like MARRIED TO THE MOB and SOMETHING WILD. This time the cameos celebrate the 1960's French New Wave cinema with appearances by crooner Charles Aznavour, director Agnes Varda, and--singing a mad tango--ex-Godard icon Anna Karina.
Executive ProducerIlona Herzberg
ScreenwriterPeter Joshua, Steve Schmidt, Jonathan Demme, Jessica Bendinger
AuthorPeter Stone
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleThe Truth About Charlie
Director of PhotographyTak Fujimoto