STEPHEN FREARS

CHERI

In a game of seduction, never fall in love.
2009 · 93 mins · Comedy
Indulge in Chéri, the seductive and provocative drama about a scandalous love affair, set during the opulent decadence of pre-World War I Paris starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kathy Bates. The ravishing Lea (Pfeiffer), famed courtesan to the rich and famous, is contemplating her retirement, when her archrival (Bates) asks her to teach her spoiled nineteen-year-old son Chéri about women. It's an adventure that becomes a heated and passionate affair that results in power struggles over sex, money, age and society - and unexpectedly, love itself - as a boy who refuses to grow up collides with a woman who realises...

Indulge in Chéri, the seductive and provocative drama about a scandalous love affair, set during the opulent decadence of pre-World War I Paris starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kathy Bates. The ravishing Lea (Pfeiffer), famed courtesan to the rich and famous, is contemplating her retirement, when her archrival (Bates) asks her to teach her spoiled nineteen-year-old son Chéri about women. It's an adventure that becomes a heated and passionate affair that results in power struggles over sex, money, age and society - and unexpectedly, love itself - as a boy who refuses to grow up collides with a woman who realises she cannot stay young forever.

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Info

Format
DVD
Catalogue
VVE4145
Languages
English
Subtitles
French / Spanish
Encoding
NTSC

Directed by

Stephen Frears

Special Features

Deleted scenes
The Making of Cheri