Chéri

Here's a film that wants to be your grandmother's favorite Merchant Ivory production. Set in Belle Epoque France, a young man ends his six-year affair with an older courtesan, as arranged by his mother. It's a shame they didn't just elope, as the film might have been more interesting.

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Our similarity graph picks 6 films based on shared director, keywords, mood-cluster overlap, and MovieLens user co-rating — niche-biased away from blockbusters. Full list: /like/cheri-2009/.

Stephen Frears directed Chéri in 2009. See Stephen Frears's full filmography, where to start with Stephen Frears, or where to go after you've seen everything by Stephen Frears.

Chéri was released in 2009 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 86 minutes.