Cheri
2009
When French courtesan Madame Peloux (Kathy Bates) sets her pampered son, Cheri (Rupert Friend), up with middle-aged fellow courtesan Lea de Lonval (Michelle Pfeiffer), she wants to ensure he learns all about lovemaking from the best. But the affair lasts for years, creating problems when it's time for Cheri to marry a wealthy woman. Stephen Frears directed this romantic drama, which is based on a novel by Colette.
Synopsis compliments of Netflix
Book, Drama, Romance
A sadder version of Dangerous Beauty, set in the same period around the same type of woman, but stripped of all the charm and charisma contained in the other movie.
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