Chéri (1950)
Fred Peloux, nicknamed Chéri, the handsome son of Charlotte Peloux, a former demimondaine, lives in the small circle of his mother's friends, all high-class prostitutes past their best. He has an affair with Léa, a waning beauty, who loves him both as a mistress and a mother. But the age difference takes its toll on their union. To please his mother, Chéri accepts to marry young Edmée without actually caring for her. After a while, the young man tries to return to Léa...
- Date of release
- 1950-06-28
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Pierre Billon
Casting
- Jean Desailly — Fred Peloux, dit 'Chéri'
- Marcelle Chantal — Léa de Lonval
- Marcelle Derrien — Edmée
- Jane Marken — Charlotte Peloux
- Jane Faber — Lili
- Made Siamé — Rose
- Mag-Avril — Mme Aldonza
- Maïa Poncet — La baronne
- Suzanne Dantès — Marie-Laure
- Yvonne de Bray — La Copine
- Raoul Chantrel
- Guy Haurey — Guido(non crédité)
Interesting facts
Chéri is a 1950 French comedy drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Marcelle Chantal, Jean Desailly and Marcelle Derrien. It is based on the 1920 novel of the same title by Colette. The film's sets were designed by the art director[Raymond Druart.
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