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Streaming January 14-26, 2022 Digital Screening Room

Canada-France-Belgium | 92 minutes | 2021

Charlotte

Southeast US Premiere

Featuring the voices of two-time Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley (Atonement) alongside Academy Award nominees Brenda Blethyn (Pride and Prejudice), Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda), and Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge!), this stunning animated drama brings to life the remarkable true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German Jewish painter who created an extraordinary masterpiece during the turmoil of World War II. Born into a wealthy family in Berlin, Charlotte is preternaturally gifted, with a wild imagination and grand ambitions. But in 1933, at age 16, she sees her dreams suddenly dashed. The antisemitic laws and violent mobs of the Nazis, who have seized power in Germany, force her out of school and later spur her to leave for the South of France, where, despite relative and temporary safety, life for Charlotte becomes increasingly difficult. Struggling to comprehend — and come to terms with — both a traumatic past and present, she sets out to paint her autobiography. Within 18 months, Charlotte completes nearly a thousand gouaches depicting the lives of everyone near and dear to her. By the time of her death at Auschwitz, she’d left behind her extraordinary expressionist “Song-play”: Life? or Theatre? With stunning artistry, directors Eric Warin and Tahir Rana bring justice to their subject’s work and deliver a powerful story of determination.

Accompanying the film premiere is a discussion with directors Tahir Rana & Eric Warin, producer Julia Rosenberg and moderator Danny Reed, director of Cultural Arts & Adult Programs at the Miami Beach JCC. To view the conversation please click here.

Director's Bio

Directed by Tahir Rana, Eric Warin

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Tahir Rana is an animator and filmmaker who has worked as a storyboard artist and animator on such shows as Inspector Gadget and Bob the Builder. Charlotte is his feature film debut. Eric Warin was born in France and graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts de Nantes. He is best known for his character designs in The Triplets of Belleville as well as his feature film debut, Leap! which featured the voices of Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, and Carly Rae Jepsen.

Cast and Credits

Director

Tahir Rana, Eric Warin

Screenwriter

Erik Rutherford, David Bezmozgis

Cinematographer

Editor

Roderick Deogrades, Sam Patterson

Cast

Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin

Film Info

Year

2021

Country

Canada-France-Belgium

Run-time

92 minutes

Language

English
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