Chéri (2009)

Based on the two Chéri novels by Colette, 1920 and 1926, respectively.

The film narrates the relationship between an ex-prostitute and a much younger man, who is the son of one of her colleagues.

What this film has of admirable is the screenwriting, which shows a superior skill in dealing with a literary material which I have not read. The director is a veteran and not at all incompetent, but I imagine that some constraints of an expensive production like this one have taken their toll on the energy and vitality of the mise-en-scene. Particularly the love scenes are appalling.

Rating: 60