Search results
- Chéri never reveals any depth beyond his hedonistic surface, and while Léa shows vulnerability in a few key scenes, it’s hard to believe the couple are in love. A narration from Frears himself strives to emphasise their bond, but the film fails to demonstrate it, shifting through six years of their lives as if impatient for the conclusion.
www.empireonline.com › movies › reviews
People also ask
Is Chéri a real person?
Where can I buy Chéri?
Is 'Chéri' a good movie?
What is 'Chéri' about?
Jun 24, 2009 · Reviews. I give you the boy. Give me back the man. Roger Ebert June 24, 2009. Tweet. Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend in "Cheri." Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Near the beginning of Colette’s novel Chéri, she gives her young lover a necklace with 49 pearls.
Jun 26, 2009 · 51% Tomatometer 140 Reviews 40% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings When retired courtesan Charlotte (Kathy Bates) asks her former colleague, Lea (Michelle Pfeiffer) to instruct her son, Chéri...
- (140)
- Stephen Frears
- R
- Michelle Pfeiffer
Jun 25, 2009 · Movie Review | 'Chéri' May-December Love Can Lead to Discontent. Share full article. Michelle Pfeiffer, left, and Rupert Friend in a scene from “Chéri,” based on a novel by Colette. Bruno...
- Stephen Frears
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 140 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A too-short script and a romance lacking in heat detracts from an otherwise haughty charmer."
Jul 17, 2009 · Chéri: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Frances Tomelty, Tom Burke, Rupert Friend. 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.
- (12K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Stephen Frears
- 2009-07-17
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review. Pfeiffer never fails to commit to her role and all the pains therein. It’s an exceptional performance, and along with the ever-relevant themes about age and...
May 9, 2009 · Chéri is the illegitimate son by a rich former lover of another retired courtesan, Madame Peloux (Kathy Bates), who disrupts the six-year relationship between Léa and Chéri to marry him off to...