Charlotte
Diaphana Films | Release Date: April 22, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenOct 16, 2021
The film is steeped in beauty at least as much as it is in sorrow, the dance of Mediterranean light — Salomon would spend a good portion of her final fears in the South of France — a vibrant counterpoint to the creeping shadow of hatred and violence. Read full review
75
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiApr 21, 2022
Charlotte may not take the utmost advantage of its material, but what it dares to tackle, it does so successfully, sadly, and memorably. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorSep 15, 2021
Sometimes, the animators find an expressive style to match difficult content – a suicide, a mercy killing and several sex scenes – and sometimes they just make the images of Salomon and the refugee with whom she falls in love seem leaden in comparison to the artist’s sprightly line. Read full review
70
Film ThreatAlex SavelievApr 21, 2022
"To elevate, to celebrate, to inspire,” another character states about the function of art. Rana and Warin’s film may not be perfect, but it does all three of those things rather effectively. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerMay 11, 2022
What Rana and Warin have also created is a quiet warning. As a new tide of fascism and monomaniacal cultural oppression looms on the horizon, they make Salomon’s story a tragic reminder that fleeing a nightmare may mean more than just keeping it in your rearview mirror. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawDec 19, 2022
This is an absorbingly told story; Knightley’s vocal performance is engaging and Charlotte’s face, in particular, is strongly and expressively drawn. But the film arguably fudges one of the most important issues of Charlotte’s life: her grandfather’s abusive relationshipwith her. Read full review
60
EmpireJohn NugentDec 9, 2022
Though somewhat flawed and less artistically daring than it could be, Charlotte still makes for an emotional, humane viewing experience. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinApr 21, 2022
For the chance to become acquainted with Salomon’s tragic and unique tale, as well as with her enduring output, this well-intended portrait is worth a look. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyApr 21, 2022
What might have seemed a familiar if sad drama in live-action form benefits from this relative novelty of presentation, which lends a certain universality, as well as heightened viewer access, to Salomon’s story. But the rather pedestrian animation here also makes Charlotte a bit of a disappointment. Read full review
60
Screen DailyWendy IdeSep 18, 2021
It’s a handsome film, but a conventional one, rather missing the opportunity of allowing Salomon’s thrilling uninhibited style to inform the film’s aesthetic. Read full review
58
The PlaylistCarlos AguilarSep 24, 2021
As much as Charlotte Salomon’s life is inherently worthy of admiration, and that it’s a valid creative choice on the directors’ part to make a tonally modest and straightforward depiction of the events, one can’t help but yearn for a version where her oeuvre and its stylized interpretation of her intimated universe had been a more deeply intertwined with how her prolific and unimaginably tragic story was told. Read full review
50
Little White LiesLydia FigesDec 10, 2022
Told in a literal and linear fashion, the style of animation and narrative pacing unfortunately means that the film – with exception of the final scenes – sometimes loses poignancy in its attempts to express the unfathomable tragedy of Charlotte’s life. Read full review
50
The New York TimesLisa KennedyApr 21, 2022
In the end, Charlotte is bereft of the spirit of the artist who made the uncanny “Life? or Theatre?” What an even better tribute the movie would have been had it also taken heated energy from Salomon’s art. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 18, 2022
While not all Holocaust sagas are created equal, an uncensored, grim realities and all treatment of Salomon’s life would certainly be novel enough to warrant the telling. That’s a case Charlotte never makes. Read full review
50
The Film StageJared MobarakSep 18, 2021
It’s a compelling journey often rendered inert by quick transitions from one tragedy to another. Read full review
25
IndieWireChristian BlauveltSep 18, 2021
Any expectation that Salomon’s profound story might be depicted in grown-up, searching animation that’s still all too rare, is quickly dashed. Instead of being brought to a place of soulful contemplation, Charlotte merely becomes cinematic Ambien. What a tragedy. Read full review
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