The Truth About Charlie (2002)

Directed by

Jonathan Demme

Genre

romantic comedy, mystery film, neo-noir, comedy thriller

Country

France, United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 197 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman finds herself caught up in a mystery after her husband is murdered in Paris. She teams up with a stranger to uncover secrets about the missing money and her husband's past.

playfulsuspensefulstylishromantictwistylightheartednostalgic

What happens

The Truth About Charlie is a 2002 mystery film directed, produced, and co-written by Jonathan Demme. A remake of Charade (1963), it stars Mark Wahlberg and Thandiwe Newton in the roles played by Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade. The film is also an homage to François Truffaut's Shoot the Piano Player (1960) complete with the French singer Charles Aznavour, making two appearances singing his song "Quand tu m'aimes" (first in French, later in English). The Truth About Charlie closely mirrors the plotline of Charade. The story is once again set in Paris and features several famous French actors. Director Agnès Varda makes a cameo appearance. Actress/chanteuse Anna Karina sings a Serge Gainsbourg song in one scene. Peter Stone, screenwriter of Charade, receives a story credit as Peter Joshua, one of the aliases Grant's character uses in the first film. The name of Wahlberg's character in the remake is Joshua Peters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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