Category: Romance
All Genres: Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK, France, Germany
Runtime: 86
Rating: (0)
Languages: English
Director: Stephen Frears
Sound: Dolby Digital
Taglines:

  • In a game of seduction, never fall in love.


    • Writing by: Christopher Hampton – (screenplay)
    Colette – (novels "Chéri" and "The Last of Chéri")

    Produced by: Raphaël Benoliel – co-producer
    Raphaël Benoliel – line producer: France
    Simon Fawcett – executive producer
    Marco Gilles – associate producer: Germany
    Bastian Griese – co-producer
    Andras Hamori – producer
    Christopher Hampton – executive producer
    François Ivernel – executive producer
    Bill Kenwright – producer
    Jessica Lange – executive producer
    Daniel Mann – associate producer: Germany
    Cameron McCracken – executive producer
    Thom Mount – producer
    Ralf Schmitz – co-producer
    Tracey Seaward – producer
    Richard Temple – executive producer

    Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer – Lea de Lonval
    Kathy Bates – Madame Peloux
    Rupert Friend – Cheri
    Felicity Jones – Edmee
    Frances Tomelty – Rose
    Anita Pallenberg – La Copine
    Harriet Walter – La Loupiote
    Iben Hjejle – Marie Laure
    Bette Bourne – Baronne
    Gaye Brown – Lilli
    Tom Burke – Vicomte Desmond

    Music: Alexandre Desplat
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    Plot Outline: An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
    Plot: The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.

    Movie Quotes: Lea de Lonval: I'm probably making a fool of myself… but then again, why not? Life is short!


    Crazy Credits: We know about 2 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
    During the first few end credits, Professor Colan welcomes Sam back to his class.

    Goofs: We know about 6 goofs. Here comes one of them:
    Revealing mistakes: In the scene were Kate and Taylor are kissing there is spirit gum visible on Kate's left eyebrow. This is because although the brown hair and eyebrows Kate has in this scene are supposed to be her own they are not. Sofia Vassilieva had her head shaved for the part.

    Trivia: There are 2 entries in the trivia list – like these:

    • When the project was in development during the 1990s, Jessica Lange planned to star as Léa de Lonval.
    • Iben Hjejle was personally called up by directer Stephen Frears and didn't know she was going to star opposite big Hollywood names before she began filming her first scene.