Rating: PG13
Genre:
Mystery
Theatrical Release: 10/25/2002(USA)
Release Date: 04/12/2005
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DS/DTS
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Director
Jonathan Demme filters the classic
Audrey Hepburn and
Cary Grant vehicle
Charade through the influence of the French New Wave in this stylish
romantic thriller.
Regina Lambert (
Thandie Newton) has been having second thoughts about her marriage to the often enigmatic art dealer
Charlie (
Stephen Dillane), and decides to take a vacation without him, where she meets
Joshua Peters (
Mark Wahlberg), a handsome and charming American who seems quite taken with her. When
Regina returns home to Paris, she receives the startling news that her husband has been murdered; however, even more disturbing is her discovery that her husband had a secret life which involved several passports under different identities, and a missing six million dollars. Police official
Commandant Dominique (
Christine Boisson) seems to believe that
Regina is somehow involved in the crime, while U.S. embassy representative
Mr. Bartholomew (
Tim Robbins) breaks the news to
Regina that her late husband was actually a secret agent involved in some very shady operations. Three mysterious and dangerous figures who had ties to
Charlie --
Emil Zadapec (
Ted Levine),
Lola Jansco (
Lisa Gay Hamilton), and
Il-Sang Lee (
Joong-Hoon Park) -- also arrive in Paris, convinced that
Regina knows where her husband stashed the money and determined to get their hands on it. Meanwhile, as
Regina's life becomes increasingly chaotic and dangerous,
Joshua arrives in Paris and a romance begins to blossom between them, but while he seems determined to do whatever he can to help her,
Regina soon has reason to doubt that
Joshua's motives are as pure as they seem. Shot on location in Paris,
The Truth About Charlie also features cameo appearances from a number of legendary French actors and filmmakers, including
Charles Aznavour,
Anna Karina, and
Agnès Varda.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
