Chéri

In a game of seduction, never fall in love.


Chéri
This period piece revolves around the dangers of playing with your feelings. A young man becomes involved with an older courtesan. What initially was meant to be just sex quickly morphs into love. Things get complicated when he has to end the relationship to marry someone his own age. This is when the two lovers begin to understand what they have done to themselves.

90 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Sex, Nudity).
Drama, Period piece, Romance, On the art circuit
Just a quickie, okay?
Just a quickie, okay?

Credits

Cast
Michelle Pfeiffer, Frances Tomelty, Tom Burke, Rupert Friend, Hubert Tellegen, Joe Sheridan, Kathy Bates
Director
Stephen Frears
ScreenplayChristopher Hampton, based on the novels by Colette
MusicAlexandre Desplat
CinematographyDarius Khondji
EditingLucia Zucchetti
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2009
Produced byA consortium of European companies

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama, romance
LanguageVery mild, infrequent
NuditySexul nudity, long shots, breasts and buttocks
SexStrong sex and sexual conduct, frequent, high impact
ViolenceReference to suicide
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseSome tobacco smoking, references to drugs, briefly implied, infrequent
CommentsNone
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
5
Violence
1
Blood / Gore / Gross
0
Guns / Weapons
1
Profanity
1
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
5
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
1
Frightening / Tense Scenes
0
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
3


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Attiyah Kahn quote iconThe deadliest of all desires is obsession
10
Die Burger
Paul Boekkooi
10
Cape Times
Kenneth Turan quote iconLa belle Michelle triumphs
15
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert
18
eye Weekly
Jason Anderson quote iconTwenty-one years after getting in bed together for Dangerous Liaisons, the team of Michelle Pfeiffer, writer Christopher Hampton and director Stephen Frears reconvene for a spotty but sufficiently sprightly take on two novels by Colette.
10
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
15
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconWhile it might rack up some award nominations for its sets, costumes and such, it's too bad the writing, directing and acting don't match all of the hours and hard work that obviously went into making this pretty, but pretty boring offering.
8
Metacritic.com
27 critics
13
Rottentomatoes critics
116 critics
11
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconA too-short script and a romance lacking in heat detracts from an otherwise haughty charmer.
11

What the People say

Internet
1868 Netizens quote iconSanitized Colette
13

Average .. 61%

12

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