Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.

Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend
Miramax Films; Directed by Stephen Frears
Rated R; 100 minutes; 2009

Cheri is a pretty, vain young man who is the son of wealthy former courtesan Madame Peloux. Through his mother’s social circle, he meets Lea, an older woman, educates him in the ways of love. When Cheri’s mom arranges a marriage for him he can’t forget his first love and retreats into a fantasy world.