Cheri

by on Jun.26, 2009, under 2009 films, drama films

Cheri is 2009 French/British/German cheri drama film directed by Stephen Frears.

Starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend, it is an adaptation of the novel by French author Colette.

Plot
Set in 1900s Paris, Cheri tells the story of the end of a six-year affair between an aging retired courtesan, Léa, and a flamboyant young man, Chéri.

Turning stereotypes upside-down, it is Chéri who wears silk pyjamas and Léa’s pearls, and who is the object of gaze.

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Directed by Stephen Frears
Produced by
Bill Kenwright
Thom Mount

Written by
Novel: Colette
Screenplay: Christopher Hampton

Cast
* Michelle Pfeiffer as Léa de Lonval
* Rupert Friend as Fred ‘Chéri’ Peloux
* Kathy Bates as Madame Charlotte Peloux
* Felicity Jones as Edmée
* Frances Tomelty as Rose
* Anita Pallenberg as La Copine
* Harriet Walter as La Loupiote
* Iben Hjejle as Marie Laure

Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography Darius Khondji
Editing by Lucia Zucchetti
Release date(s)
Germany: 10 February 2009
United Kingdom: 8 May 2009
United States: 26 June 2009 (limited)
Country
France
United Kingdom
Germany
Language English