Chéri

The perfect look for this breezy, bittersweet fondant fancy of a film.....Frears handles this slow shift from romantic frolic to mournful elegy with a pleasingly light touch.....Hampton's crisp screenplay keeps it lively with a steady flow of dry quips and acerbic one-liners..... ... Full Review

BERLIN (Reuters) - Mature actresses pairing up with decidedly younger men is a healthy development for the film industry, American Michelle Pfeiffer said on Tuesday after the world premiere of her film "Cheri" at the Berlin Film Festival. ... Full Review

Stephen Frears' sumptuously mounted film of Colette's novel Cheri is for the most part an entertaining drama boasting a host of deliciously poised performances.....Rupert Friend, a young English actor of growing stature, demonstrates considerable presence and charisma as the irresponsible Cheri..... ... Full Review

Wavering between mild-mannered sex-romp and calculated melodrama, Cheri ultimately fails to deliver the one thing period audiences crave most:....She also has chemistry with Rupert Friend, who plays her spoiled, selfish lover, Chéri, with ease.....the film fails to demonstrate it, shifting through six years of their lives....While Pfeiffer and Friend perform well, the script is tonally confused and lacks edge.....All this is decorative and occasionally witty, but the characters struggle to engage..... ... Full Review

Frears smiles mischievously:....Frears' crew spend nearly two hours shooting 14 takes of a very complicated set-up involving tracks, a massive crane and a moving dolly.....Chéri' is a wry, witty and romantic story about an ageing courtesan, Leah....As if to deflect this, Frears organises an amusing diversion around the mistake in continuity regarding the necklace Pfeiffer is wearing.....Pfeiffer has taken all this in her stride..... ... Full Review

Felicity Jones ("Brideshead Revisited," "Cheri") will play the female lead in Ricky Gervais' 1970s insurance-world dramedy "The Men at the Pru" says The Hollywood Reporter . ... Full Article

The Envelope's forums moderator Robert "Rob L" Licuria has updated the expert Emmy predictions at his own site. Nice surprises: Rob believes that "The Big Bang Theory" will be nominated for best comedy series and Jill Scott ("No. 1 Ladies'... ... Full Article

Cheri may look like typical boring Oscar bait-- giant period costumes, set in France, all about illicit affairs and rich people. But based on the new domestic trailer, which debuted over at Apple.com , the movie looks a lot funnier,... ... Full Article

Miramax has finally unveiled the domestic trailer for Stephen Frears' Cheri starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend and Kathy Bates. The film is an adaptation of the 1920s novel by French author Colette about the lingering effects of a romance between... ... Full Article

ROYALTY THEN AND NOW: "Marie Antoinette" shot at the Palace of Versailles More Articles: Taxes dip, French embrace film Q & A for potential Gallic filmmakers Frears brings 'Cheri' to France Rolaine Caine and Chris Morgan French rebate goes to... ... Full Article

Finally we get an official trailer for Stephen Frears' Cheri , a sure-fire Oscar contender starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend and Kathy Bates... that is if Oscar voters can remember back to June 19 once voting comes around as Miramax... ... Full Article