Cheri

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  • Opened June 26, 2009 
  • 1 hr 40 min
  • R | some sexual content and brief drug use

  • When retired courtesan Charlotte (Kathy Bates) asks her former colleague, Lea (Michelle Pfeiffer) to instruct her son, Chéri (Rupert Friend), in the ways of love, the result is a passionate affair that lasts six years. But Charlotte arranges for Chéri to marry a younger woman, and insists the affair come to an end. Lea retreats to southern France, but destiny brings the two lovers together once more. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones
  • Director: Stephen Frears
  • Genres: Drama, Romance

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

Now that she's past 50, can we all stop holding Michelle Pfeiffer's looks against her and just admit that she's a great actress? Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

The success of Stephen Frears’ film Chéri begins with its casting. Michelle Pfeiffer, as Lea de Lonval, is still a great beauty. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Pfeiffer transcends any hint of cliché ''cougar'' voraciousness. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Kirk Honeycutt

Actors blossom under Frears' direction. There is no false moment or off-key note in this movie. Read full review

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Michelle Pfeiffer as Lea de Lonval in "Cheri."