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Chéri

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United Kingdom, France, Germany · 2009
Rated R · 1h 26m
Director Stephen Frears
Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 19th century Belle Epoque France, a retired courtesan asks her former colleague, Lea, to instruct her teenage son Cheri in the ways of love. This sparks a passionate six year affair, who fall deeply in love despite their vast age gap. When Cheri weds a younger woman, will the love between him and Lea prevail?

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40

Empire by Anna Smith

This glimpse into a decadent era has its charms, but they’re mostly visual. While Pfeiffer and Friend perform well, the script is tonally confused and lacks edge.

40

New York Magazine (Vulture) by David Edelstein

Michelle Pfeiffer is brittle in a way that's not especially French, but she's poignant and very lovely. Rupert Friend, on the other hand, is difficult to warm up to, especially with his features hidden behind all that hair. It's not a good sign when you have to take the movie's word for it that the lovers at its center are really, really into each other.

50

Variety by Derek Elley

Like a passable bottle of champagne, Cheri fizzes and slides down quite easily but lacks real body and doesn't really hit the spot.

40

Village Voice by Melissa Anderson

Frears and Hampton's missteps begin immediately, with the director providing pinched narration as he recounts, over so many cartes de visite, the histories of other famous ladies who made a handsome living on their backs.

75

The A.V. Club by Tasha Robinson

The film is a sumptuous, handsome portrait of a woman poised fearfully on the brink of decline, yet too proud to grab at rescue.

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