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Charlotte

2022 · 92 min

A somber, beautifully animated true story that immerses you in a young artist's struggle to create amid mounting tragedy and persecution.

Directed by: Tahir Rana, Éric Warin
Genres: Animation, Drama, War
Starring: Keira Knightley, Sam Claflin, Raoul Bhaneja

Tagline: An account of German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon living in the south of France between 1941 and 1943.
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Tahir Rana, Éric Warin
Genres: Animation, Drama, War
Starring: Keira Knightley, Sam Claflin, Raoul Bhaneja

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
identity
grief
survival
family
Places: big city
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: animation, drama, war, history
Directed by: Tahir Rana, Éric Warin
Written by: Erik Rutherford, David Bezmozgis
Starring: Keira Knightley, Sam Claflin, Raoul Bhaneja, Hanneke Talbot, Mark Strong, Jim Broadbent, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan
Music: Michelino Bisceglia
Runtime: 92 min
Country: Belgium, Canada, France
Languages: English

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