Charly
1985, French. Directed by Florence Strauss.
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...
- Runtime
- 0h 10m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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- Released
- 11 December 1985
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Claudine Zidi, Simon Michaël, Florence Strauss
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Charly runs 10 minutes (0h 10m).
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Charly isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 December 1985. (Checked 30 October 2026.)
What movies are like Charly?
If you liked Charly, try Hear Me Out, Marie's Story, Help!.
Who directed Charly?
Charly (1985) was directed by Florence Strauss and stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Jacques Penot, Régis Bègue.