Brian and Charles movie storyline. Brian Gittins is a lonely inventor in rural Wales, who builds quirky contraptions that seldom work. One day while scavenging scrap, he comes across a mannequin’s head, which inspires him to attempt to create an artificially-intelligent robot, though he is unable to activate it. That night, during a thunderstorm, Brian discovers his activated robot wandering outside of his workshop, and Brian brings it into his house.
The following morning, Brian discovers that the robot has learned the English language by reading a dictionary, and it gives itself the name Charles Petrescu. Brian begins spending time playing with Charles and showing him around his property. The childlike Charles becomes more curious and eager to explore more of the world, but Brian instructs him to stay nearby at all times.
Eventually, Brian begins driving Charles into town while working as a handyman, though he instructs Charles to stay in his truck. He is eventually discovered by Hazel, a woman whose mother Brian does work for and whom Brian has an affection for. Brian pleads with Hazel to keep him a secret, but Hazel is impressed and allows Brian to take her and Charles to walk around a nearby lake, and he successfully asks her to go out again.
Brian and Charles is a British comedy film directed by Jim Archer in his feature debut from a screenplay by David Earl and Chris Hayward, who also star in the film. It is a feature-length adaptation of the trio’s 2017 short film of the same name. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film was released on 17 June 2022 by Focus Features and Universal Pictures.
Brian and Charles (2022)
Directed by: Jim Archer
Starring: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, Jamie Michie, Nina Sosanya, Lowri Izzard, Lynn Hunter, Mari Izzard, Cara Chase, Colin Bennett, Vivienne Soan, Nicholas Asbury, Rishi Nair
Screenplay by: David Earl, Chris Hayward
Production Design by: Hannah Purdy Foggin
Cinematography by: Murren Tullett
Film Editing by: Jo Walker
Costume Design by: Gabriela Yiaxis
Art Direction by: Jo Scholar
MPAA Rating: PG for language, mild violence, and smoking.
Distributed by: Focus Features (United States), Universal Pictures (International)
Release Date: January 23, 2022 (Sundance), June 17, 2022 (United States)
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