Darling, You Were Wonderful

New Statesman › September 30, 2009

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The director of Chéri, Stephen Frears, and his cinematographer, Darius Khondji, respond obligingly with close -ups and lighting that are theoretically unflattering. For a time, Léa has Fred, known as Chéri, the 19-year-old son of a fellow courtesan, Mme Peloux (Kathy Bates). The film marks a reunion for Frears, Pfeiffer and the screenwriter Christopher Hampton, who collaborated 21 years ago on Dangerous Liaisons.

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Darling, You Were Wonderful

Darling, you were wonderful

Chéri (15)

dir: Stephen Frears

The world of an ageing courtesan is made too seductive for its own good

Asked by her maid what is ailing her, Léa de Lonval sighs: "Oh, you know. Age." Léa, a courte...

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