Directed by:
Stephen FrearsScreenplay:
Christopher HamptonCinematography:
Darius KhondjiComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates, Felicity Jones, Tom Burke, Anita Pallenberg, Harriet Walter, Iben Hjejle, Toby Kebbell, Stephen Frears (more)VOD (1)
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Set in Paris in the years before World War I, CHERI paints a picture of the romance between young Chéri (Rupert Friend) and retired courtesan Léa (Michelle Pfeiffer). Chéri’s mother (Kathy Bates), a rival of Léa, plots to separate the pair by arranging a marriage between her son and Edmée (Felicity Jones). (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Michelle Pfeiffer
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Stardust (2007)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Rupert Friend
UK
Best movies:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
The Kid (2010)
Kathy Bates
USA
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Misery (1990)
High Stakes (1989)
Felicity Jones
UK
Best movies:
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Cemetery Junction (2010)
Tom Burke
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Third Star (2010)
Anita Pallenberg
Italy
Best movies:
Degree of Murder (1967)
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
Dillinger Is Dead (1969)
Harriet Walter
UK
Best movies:
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Atonement (2007)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Iben Hjejle
Denmark
Best movies:
Mifune's Last Song (1999)
Flickering Lights (2000)
Defiance (2008)
Toby Kebbell
UK
Best movies:
Control (2007)
Daniel (2019)
The Escape Artist (2013) (series)
Stephen Frears
UK
Best movies:
Chéri (2009)
Rollo Weeks
UK
Best movies:
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
The Lost Prince (2003) (TV movie)
Mr. Nice (2010)
Joe Sheridan
Best movies:
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Champagne Charlie (1989) (TV movie)
What If...? (2008)
Frances Tomelty
UK
Best movies:
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
The Field (1990)
Nichola McAuliffe
UK
Best movies:
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Bedrooms and Hallways (1998)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Andras Hamori
Best movies:
Chéri (2009)
Gaye Brown
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Fame (1980) - a.f.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)