Release Date
June 26, 2009 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
October 20, 2009 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Stephen Frears
Writer
Christopher Hampton
Cast
Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates
Studio
Running Time
87 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for some sexual content and brief drug use
An adaptation of the 1920s novel by French author Colette about the lingering effects of a romance between a middle-aged woman (Pfeiffer) and a wealthy young man (Friend). Set in 1920s Paris, where the young son of a wealthy courtesan (Bates) is educated in the ways of love by a middle-aged friend of the man's mother. When he is forced to give up the six-year relationship after marrying someone else, the young man can't forget... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Michelle Pfeiffer stars as a highly sought-after courtesan in Cheri, a dull and unremarkable period piece from Stephen Frears, the director of The Queen. Kathy Bates and Rupert Friend also star.
Pfeiffer is Lea de Lonval, who for years has been a high class courtesan in pre-World War I Paris. Though she's starting to get a bit older, she's still gorgeous, and her friend Madame Peloux (Bates) asks her to teach her spoiled 19-year old son Cheri (Friend) a thing or two about women. But what begins as simple sex turns into a more involved relationship, but a variety of circumstances keep their love from being fully acknowledged. Full movie review »
Pfeiffer is Lea de Lonval, who for years has been a high class courtesan in pre-World War I Paris. Though she's starting to get a bit older, she's still gorgeous, and her friend Madame Peloux (Bates) asks her to teach her spoiled 19-year old son Cheri (Friend) a thing or two about women. But what begins as simple sex turns into a more involved relationship, but a variety of circumstances keep their love from being fully acknowledged. Full movie review »
