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Michelle Pfeiffer shows her age beautifully in "Chéri"I need to show y’all something. This is Michelle Pfeiffer, in 1988’s Dangerous Liaisons.
This is Michelle Pfeiffer in Chéri, which opens today.
In case your math skills are like mine, 21 years have passed between those two pictures. And Pfeiffer is more stunning than ever.
Sure, she may have had a Botox injection or two (she says she hasn’t had plastic surgery — yet), but, face it (sorry), she is one of those women who get better with age. Thank you, Universe.
In Chéri, which is based on the novels of French feminist and bisexual writer Colette, Pfeiffer plays Léa de Lonval, an aging-but-still-breathtaking Parisian courtesan who becomes involved with Chéri (Rupert Friend), a man half her age. (Thanks to Melissa Silverstein for the photo.)
Kathy Bates plays Chéri’s mother Charlotte, herself a retired courtesan, who initially asks Léa to help her son grow up, never imagining that the couple would still be living together six years later.
On the surface, Chéri is a love story, but the film explores issues of aging, gender roles and sexuality. It also examines the way in which courtesans used their sexual prowess and social skills to gain influence and wealth. Léa is not a high-class prostitute; she is intelligent, funny and kind, with a charm and business savvy that made her a very rich woman. According to reviews, Pfeiffer perfectly captures the character’s complexity. Here’s the trailer:
Chéri looks like the perfect way to escape the Texas heat for a few hours this weekend — although Pfeiffer is likely to raise the temperature in the theater. What do you think? Will Chéri be a part of your summer viewing? Submitted by on June 26, 2009 - 12:00pm. |
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I'd love to see it...
I read "Cheri" by Colette a few years ago and really enjoyed it. The trailer seems to make everything so light and fanciful, where I remember the book was a bit more gritty. If some indication of Colette's bisexuality made it's way into the movie, too... that would be even better!
"Yes, well, their poster-child doesn't know it yet, but she's into me." - Lucy Diamond
No bisexuality
But, as a friend said, sexuality was fluid in France in the 20s -- and Rupert Friend sort of looks like a girl. :)
It is lighter in tone that Dangerous Liaisons, but has a lot of different levels.
Mmmmmmm...........
oh michelle how i love thee!
Might see this film.....she looks pretty foxy......then again might just watch batman returns again.
She was the yummiest catwoman.
With nothing but the lower half of her face showing she was a gazillion times sexier than halle berrys practically naked attempt.
ah Michelle Pfeiffer, be still my beating heart.
awesome
yes she was awesome in batman :D i always love her movies and kathy bates is definately a plus to any movie
"Hands upon my back again.
Survival is my only friend.
Terrified of what may come.
Remember I will always love you,
Even as I claw your fucking throat away.
But it will end no other way"
thats true but kathy bates
lol
i associate her with titanic alot but the misery film was very creepy
"Hands upon my back again.
Survival is my only friend.
Terrified of what may come.
Remember I will always love you,
Even as I claw your fucking throat away.
But it will end no other way"
haha
i'd totally forgotten she was in titanic (which is weird because ive seen that film about a millon times!) i guess misery had a more lasting impression on my fragile mind :)
i know right!
i recently saw fried green tomatoes which was great with her too shes great lol but yeah back to the ankles breaking umm lasting impression alright XD
"Hands upon my back again.
Survival is my only friend.
Terrified of what may come.
Remember I will always love you,
Even as I claw your fucking throat away.
But it will end no other way"
unforgettable
Hmmmm....
Looks good! Might have to go and see! :)
of course i will see it!
Dear Michelle
You are a goddess. Why are we not married yet? Please have my babies.
All my love,
Sarah
To every feminist action, there is an equal and opposite reaction- Naomi Wolf
UGH
OH MY GOD! Why is she so god damn perfect?! O_O Ugh, Michelle gets me everytime.
peace and love *swack*
omfg!
i am so in love/creepily obsessed with colette it's ridiculous. i can't believe i haven't heard of this movie yet.
and, you know, michelle pfeiffer. woo!
but FREAKING COLETTE. YES. LOVE. HER.
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let's just pretend i said something constructive and intelligent.
What?
Michelle Pheifer will prob be the only 100 year old human being it'll still be acceptable to be able to admit you want to hit it with.
We're on a road to nowhere.- The talking heads
Skip to next, please.
I'm sorry--I unintentionally double-posted my comment. If there's an administrator who notices this, please feel free to delete it.
"I am not a champion of lost causes but of causes not yet won."
Norman Thomas as quoted by Sonia Satomayor in her Princeton yearbook
The '20s! A courtesan! Yes, yes!
I'll pretty much see anything that's set in the 20s. I love the fashions and all that.
There's this BBCish series called _House of Elliott_ which focuses on a pair of orphaned sisters who make their own way through the 1920s, eventually starting their own fashion house. I rented it when I was quite ill--what frothily distracting bliss!
I'm embarassed to admit that I haven't read Colette--an oversight I will do my best to rectify soon--but in my ignorance the description of Pheifer's part reminds me of the film _Dangerous Beauty_, which was about a Venitian countess of a very different era. I'm curious to know if anyone else is familiar with that movie?
I don't know if I'll be able to make it to the theater to see it on the big screen, but I'll be looking forward to _Cheri_, even if I have to wait until it's available for viewing on a smaller screen.
"I am not a champion of lost causes but of causes not yet won."
Norman Thomas as quoted by Sonia Satomayor in her Princeton yearbook
This film was so brilliant,
This film was so brilliant, I paid to see it twice in the cinema.
Michelle Pfeiffer is excellent, as is pretty much everything else about this classy little period drama. Highly recommended.