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Chéri (2009) -- A romantic drama set in 1920s Paris, where 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.
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Chéri (2009) -- A romantic drama set in 1920s Paris, where 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

Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   1,885 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Christopher Hampton (written by)
Colette (novels)
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Release Date:
8 April 2009 (Belgium) more
Genre:
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. | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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(60 articles)
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Withering realism masked by sparkling wit more (28 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michelle Pfeiffer ... Lea de Lonval
Frances Tomelty ... Rose
Tom Burke ... Vicomte Desmond

Rupert Friend ... Cheri
Hubert Tellegen ... Ernest
Joe Sheridan ... Marcel

Kathy Bates ... Madame Peloux

Toby Kebbell ... Patron
Felicity Jones ... Edmee

Iben Hjejle ... Marie Laure
Alain Churin ... Priest
Bette Bourne ... Baronne
Nichola McAuliffe ... Madame Aldonza
Andras Hamori ... Otto
Gaye Brown ... Lili
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Chéri - Eine Komödie der Eitelkeiten (Germany)
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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
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2.35 : 1 more
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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 | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M

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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. more
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Miscellaneous: In the closing credits, 'thanks' are given to France's national railway, the Societe National Chemin de Fer, known as the "SNCF". However the credits have the letters out of sequence, calling it the "SCNF". more
Quotes:
Lea de Lonval: What do you expect me to do, go and pine away in Normandy? Stop dyeing my hair? Is that what you want?
Cheri: Yes.
Lea de Lonval: You're not the first young man I've said goodbye to.
Cheri: Yes, I know, but what I thought might be appropriate is if I were the last.
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Movie Connections:
Version of Chéri (1962) (TV) more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is "Chéri" based on a book?
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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Withering realism masked by sparkling wit, 26 July 2009
7/10
Author: louisahc from Beijing, China

I think this commentary does not do justice to the complexity of the tale.

Cheri's courtesan mother was loving and cheerful? She was no more fit to be a mother than my arm is for the wing of an airplane. Cheri was orphaned from the beginning because of his mother's profession as well as the usual self-preoccupation of such great beauties. When she saw fit, she arranged a loveless and mercenary marriage for him. The withering realism of this tale about the egotism and cruelty in almost all human relationships is only masked and made palatable by the sparkling wit it is mixed with.

The movie is by no means perfect, but there is a lot to explore. I would not write off Colette and Pfeiffer without attending with a bit more care.

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