Cheri

Stephen Frears, director of THE QUEEN and HIGH FIDELITY, continues to demonstrate his genre-defying talent with this adaptation of a Colette novel. Set in Paris in the years before World War I, CHERI paints a picture of the romance between young Ch�ri (Rupert Friend) and retired courtesan L�a (Michelle Pfeiffer). Ch�ris mother (Kathy Bates), a rival of L�a, plots to separate the pair by arranging a marriage between her son and Edm�e (Felicity Jones). Screenwriter Christopher Hampton previously collaborated with the director on DANGEROUS LIAISONS.

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4 stars out of 5 -- "[The film] works with all the joie de vivre and effervescent bubbles of vintage champagne....Hampton's lines, many of which come directly from Colette, are a joy to hear -- barbed and acerbic witticisms that speak volumes..." -- Richard Mowe , (Box Office)

"This is a deft, clever adaptation by director Stephen Frears and screenwriter Christopher Hampton of Colette's CHERI novellas, with a commanding star turn by Michelle Pfeiffer..." -- Phillip Lopate , (Film Comment)

"As they did with LIAISONS, Frears and Hampton have a ball with their sources scandalous boudoir politics..." -- Zinat S. , (Movieline)

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "It is fascinating to observe how Pfeiffer controls her face and voice during times of painful hurt....The cinematography by Darius Khondji and costumes by Consolata Boyce are meticulous in evoking decadence." -- Roger Ebert , (Chicago Sun-Times)

"[Pfeiffer delivers a] languorously nuanced performance as a striking beauty....The film is a sumptuous, handsome portrait of a woman poised fearfully on the brink of decline, yet too proud to grab at rescue." -- Tasha Robinson , (A.V. Club)

"As shot by the expert Darius Khondji, CHERI makes the most of its real-life French locations and settings....Pfeiffer and Friend also have excellent on-screen chemistry." -- Kenneth Turan , (Los Angeles Times)

3 stars out of 5 -- "With Pfeiffer, 50, radiating uncommon beauty, grace and feeling, Frears uncovers a fragile story's grieving heart." -- Peter Travers , (Rolling Stone)

"[T]his November-May romance is set in an elegant Paris during the turn of the last century. The distinctive costumes and ornate belle epoque furnishings are a sumptuous sight." -- Claudia Puig , (USA Today)

3 stars out of 5 -- "Michelle Pfeiffer teases sly pleasures from her [character]....She's sharper than a hairpin." -- Total Film Staff , (Total Film)

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