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Charly
Charly
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Charly

1985
10m

Status

Released

Release

1985

Runtime

10m

Storyline

Charly, a young man in his thirties, is illiterate. He hides this handicap by combining humor and a sense of trickery. Charly found his mode of expression: music, for which and by which he lives while searching in the metro with his friends. It is there that he will meet Marie, seduced by this marginal sax player. Marie, despite the tricks deployed by Charly, will quickly realize that he is illiterate. But love has already given Charly the desire to learn to read...

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
10m
Dec 11, 1985
Languages
French
Director
Florence Strauss
Production
TF1 Films Production
TF1 Films Production
Président Films
Président Films
Production Countries
France

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Marie

Jacques Penot

Jacques Penot

Charly

Régis Bègue

Pascal Elso

Pascal Elso

Boris Bergman

Boris Bergman

Hélène Ruby

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