Chéri (2009)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Stephen Frears

Writers:

Christopher Hampton (screenplay)
Colette (novels)

Release Date:

8 April 2009 (Belgium)

Genre:

Romance

Tagline:

In a game of seduction, never fall in love.

Plot:

The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love. |

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

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Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Lea de Lonval
Kathy Bates	...	Madame Peloux
Rupert Friend	...	Cheri
Felicity Jones	...	Edmee
Frances Tomelty	...	Rose
Anita Pallenberg	...	La Copine
Harriet Walter	...	La Loupiote
Iben Hjejle	...	Marie Laure
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bette Bourne	...	Baronne
Gaye Brown	...	Lilli
Tom Burke	...	Vicomte Desmond
Natasha Cashman	...	Mme Roland
Andras Hamori	...	Otto - the silver haired industrialist
Toby Kebbell	...	Patron
Nichola McAuliffe	...	Mme Aldonza
Joe Sheridan	...	Marcel
Hubert Tellegen	...	Ernest
Jack Walker	...	Monsieur Roland
Rollo Weeks	...	Guido

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content and brief drug use.

Runtime:

USA:86 min | Germany:100 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | USA:92 min

Country:

UK | France | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45123) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | France:U | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Iben Hjejle was personally called up by directer Stephen Frears and didn't know she was going to star opposite big Hollywood names before she began filming her first scene.

Quotes:

Lea de Lonval: I'm probably making a fool of myself... but then again, why not? Life is short!

Movie Connections:

Version of Cheri (1974)

Ravishing to look at, touching and romantic

How wonderful to escape recessionary 2009 for a more glamorous world - Paris of the Belle Epoque. Every scene is a feast for the eye - including some marvellous Art Nouveau interiors - and the sun always seems to be shining on dewy gardens or a blue-green sea.

And in these luscious settings unfolds a tale of love with a capital L. It is the tale of a strong, wise heroine and a poetic, spoilt young man - a couple who never thought they would find love, both of whom recognise in their different ways that it has found them.

The acting is superb. Michelle Pfeiffer plays the heroine splendidly, and Rupert Friend has the beauty of a figure from a Burne-Jones painting. Christopher Hampton's screenplay is witty and seductive. The film score sets the tale off perfectly.