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It is turn of the century in Belle Epoque Paris and a scandalous romp is underfoot. The sensational tale begins as the ravishing Lea (Michelle Pfeiffer) contemplates retirement from her renowned stature as Paris’s most envied seductress to the rich and famous. Her plans are cut short when she is approached by a former courtesan and arch rival, the barb-throwing gossip Charlotte Peloux (Kathy Bates), who encourages Lea to teach her disaffected 19 year-old son — a bon vivant nicknamed “Chéri” (Rupert Friend) — a thing or two about women. The resulting escapades involve power struggles over sex, money, age and society – and unexpectedly, love itself — as a boy who refuses to grow up collides with a woman who realizes she cannot stay young forever. Director Stephen Frears (“The Queen”) and screenwriter Christopher Hampton (“Atonement”) reunite (“Dangerous Liaisons”) to playfully bring Colette’s unconventional romance, CHERI, to the screen.

Stephen Frears (The Queen) returns to theaters with his Dangerous Liaisons star Michelle Pfeiffer for a film I have been looking forward to ever since I first heard about it. Based on the novels by Colette (Gigi) and co-starring Kathy Bates and Rupert Friend this one has Oscar bait written all over it and early buzz leads me to believe we may be talking about it more come award season.

Cheri was directed by Stephen Frears and the MPAA has rated it R for some sexual content and brief drug use.

The cast includes Rupert Friend, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates and Felicity Jones.