The Truth About Charlie
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 film star Charles Aznavour, making two appearances singing his song "Quand tu m'aimes" (first in French, later in English).
Plot
British newlywed Regina Lambert lives in Paris with her husband Charles. She returns home following a short vacation, determined to divorce Charles only to discover their apartment has been stripped bare and that her husband has been murdered. The French police are in her apartment. Charles had liquidated their possessions for $1.8M and the money is missing.
Cast
- Agnès Varda
- Anna Karina
- Chantal Banlier
- Charles Aznavour
- Christine Boisson
- Christophe Salengro
- Féfé
- Françoise Bertin
- Frédérique Meininger
- Georges Trillat
- Jade Phan-Gia
- Kenneth Utt
- Leeroy
- LisaGay Hamilton
- Magali Noël
- Manno Charlemagne
- Manu Layotte
- Mark Wahlberg
- Michel Crémadès
- Natacha Atlas
- Olga Sékulic
- Olivier Broche
- Park Joong-hoon
- Philippe Duquesne
- Philippe Katerine
- Pierre Carré
- Robert W. Castle
- Sakina Jaffrey
- Simon Abkarian
- Sir Samuel
- Sly the Mic Buddah
- Sotigui Kouyaté
- Stephen Dillane
- Ted Levine
- Thandiwe Newton
- Tim Robbins
- Tony Amoni
- Wilfred Benaïche
More details
| author | Jessica Bendinger Jonathan Demme Peter Stone |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Jonathan Demme |
| editor | Carol Littleton |
| genre | comedy crime mystery thriller |
| keywords | french police murder mysterious stranger newlywed |
| musicBy | Charles Aznavour Leigh Gorman Manu Chao Rachel Portman Rachid Taha Serge Gainsbourg Ted Demme |
| nomination | Black Reel Award for Best Actress NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture |
| producer | Edward Saxon Ilona Herzberg Jonathan Demme Mishka Cheyko Neda Armian Peter Saraf |
| productionCompany | Clinica Estetico Productions Mediastrem Film |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | comedy thriller neo-noir romantic comedy |