Chéri
Year:
2009
Production Country:
United Germany / France / Great Britain / Cayman Islands
Period drama. In 1920s Paris, the son of a courtesan is forced to end his relationship with an older woman when his family force him to marry a wealthy younger woman.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Léa de Lonval Michelle Pfeiffer
- Fred, 'Chéri' Rupert Friend
- Edmée Felicity Jones
- baronne Bette Bourne
- Marie Laure Iben Hjejle
- Madame Aldonza Nichola Mcauliffe
- La Copine Anita Pallenberg
- Rose Frances Tomelty
- La Loupiote Harriet Walter
- Madame Peloux Kathy Bates
- Vicomte Desmond Tom Burke
- Ernest Hubert Tellegen
- Marcel Joe Sheridan
- patron Toby Kebbell
- priest Alain Churin
- silver haired industrialist András Hámori
- Lilli Gaye Brown
- Guido Rollo Weeks
- Monsieur Roland Jack Walker
- Madame Roland Natasha Cashman
- clerk Jim Bywater
- [narrator] Stephen Frears
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Stephen Frears
- Assistant Director (1st) Stewart Renfrew
- Assistant Director (2nd) Eliot Mathews
- Assistant Director (Co-2nd) Félix Baudouin
- Assistant Director (3rd - France) Delphine Bertrand
- Assistant Director (3rd - Germany) Tina Bockeloh
- Assistant Director (3rd - UK) Laura Windebank
- Script Supervisor Penny Eyles
Production
- © Tiggy Films
- © UK Film Council
- Production Company Cheri Productions Limited
- Production Company Pathé Renn Production
- Production Company Erste MMC-Production GmbH
- Prod Company/Presented with partcptn of Tiggy Films
- Prod Company/Presented in associatn with Pathé
- Prodtn Co/Presented with the partcptn of Magic Media Company
- Wi partcptn/Wi supprt/Presntd wi partptn DFFF - Deutscher Filmförderfonds
- Wi partcptn/Wi supprt/Presntd wi partptn Filmstiftung NRW
- With th particptn of/Presentd in assc wi UK Film Council
- With the support of/Presented w th suppt Région Île de France
- In partnership with CNC - Centre national de la cinématographie
- Made with the support of The National Lottery through UK Film Council Premiere Fund
- Presents Bill Kenwright Films
- Presented in association with Aramid Entertainment Fund
- Presented in co-production with France 3 Cinéma
- Presented with the partipaction of Canal+
- Presented with the partipaction of Banque Populaire Images 9
- With the particpation of [US/Can only] Reliant Pictures Corporation
- Production Services Company, France Firstep Productions
- Executive Producer Christopher Hampton
- Executive Producer Richard Temple
- Executive Producer Simon Fawcett
- Executive Producer François Ivernel
- Executive Producer Cameron McCracken
- Produced by Bill Kenwright
- Producer András Hámori
- Producer Tracey Seaward
- Producer Thom Mount
- Co-producer Ralf Schmitz
- Co-producer Bastie Griese
- Co-producer Raphaël Benoliel
- Line Producer (France) Raphaël Benoliel
- Associate Producer (Germany) Marco Gilles
- Associate Producer (Germany) Daniel Mann
- Co-production Executive Lacia Kornylo
- For BKL (Finance Director) Alan Sharp
- For BKL (Commercial Director) Steve Potts
- For BKL (Producer) Julius Green
- For BKL (Associate Producer) Joshua Andrews
- For BKL (Production Manager) David Stothard
- For MMC (Financial Affairs) Jan Wiemann
- For MMC (Financial Affairs) Georg B. Richarz
- For MMC (Production Consultants) Stefan Schieder
- For MMC (Production Consultants) Peter Kreutz
- For MMC (Production Consultants) Elke Sasserath
- On Behalf of Aramid Yu Fai Suen
- On Behalf of Aramid Dimitra Tsingou
- On Behalf of Aramid Michele Frankland
- On Behalf of Aramid Rebecca Roffey
- For UKFC (Head of Premier Fund) Sally Caplan
- For UKFC (Head of Business Affairs) Will Evans
- For UKFC (Head of Production Finance) Vince Holden
- For UKFC (Head of Production) Fiona Morham
- For Pathé (Deputy Managing Director) Pierre du Plessis
- For Pathé (Finance Director) James Clarke
- For Pathé (Physical Production) Fiona McGuire
- For Pathé (International Sales) Mike Runagall
- Unit Manager Arnaud Duterque
- Production Manager Samantha Knox-Johnston
- Production Manager (France) Matthieu Rubin
- Production Manager (Germany) Anne Lessnick
- Supervising Production Co-ordinator Katherine Tibbetts
- Production Co-ordinator (France) Laurence Garnier-Coutaud
- Production Co-ordinator (Germany) Heike Kerschgens
- Project Co-ordinator (Germany) Eric Benz
- Supervising Production Accountant Maggie Phelan
- Production Accountant (France) Bernard Lamy
- Production Accountant (France) Alain Dominiecki
- Production Accountant (Germany) Bernhard Speck
- Supervising Location Manager Antonin Depardieu
- Location Manager Serge Desfilles
- Location Scout Arnaud Mathey-dreyfus
- Location Scout Julie Chovet
- Post-production Supervisor Alistair Hopkins
- Post-production Co-ordinator Sara Janasz
- Filmed at MMC Studios (Hürth)
- Filmed at Magic Media Company
- Filmed at Shepperton Studios
Casting
- Casting Director Leo Davis
- Casting Director Victoria Thomas
- Casting Associate (UK) Lissy Holm
- Casting Associate (US) Yesi Ramirez
- Crowd Casting (France) Samia Fadli
- Assistant Crowd Casting (France) Frédérique Charlotte Veret
- ADR Voice Casting Marcella Riordan
Writing
- Written by Christopher Hampton
- Based on novels by Colette
Photography
- Director of Photography Darius Khondji
- Camera Operator Alastair Rae
- Camera Operator (Additional - France) Fred Martial-wetter
- Steadicam Operator Alastair Rae
- 1st Assistant Camera Vincent Gallot
- 2nd Assistant Camera (France) Sofia Olstorpe
- Central Loader (France) Julien Andréetti
- Clapper Loader (Germany) Ahmet Tan
- Clapper Loader (UK) Jason Coop
- Gaffer Franck Barrault
- Gaffer (Germany) Stephan Rother
- Key Grip Françoise Bert
- Video Assist Operator (France) Christian Langlois
- Video Assist Operator (Germany) Martin Demmer
- Video Assist Operator (Germany) Lukas Raber
- Video Assist Operator (UK) Peter Hodgson
Stills
- Stills Photographer Bruno Calvo
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Framestore CFC
- FCFC (Visual Effects Supervisor) Mark Nelmes
- FCFC (Visual Effects Producer) Tim Keene
- FCFC (Environment Supervisor) Martin Macrae
- Special Effects Supervisor (France) Philippe Hubin
- Special Effects Supervisor (France) Gilbert Pieri
- Special Effects Technician (France) Denis Ledoyen
- Special Effects Technician (France) Boualem Benhous
- Special Effects Technician (France) Hubert Devinck
- Special Effects Technician (France) Jean-Christophe Magnaud
- Special Effects Technician (France) Emmanuel Galtier
- Special Effects (Germany) Andreas Korth
- Special Effects (Germany) Joe Becker
- Graphic Artist (Germany) Thorsten Krueger
Editing
- Film Editor Lucia Zucchetti
- 1st Assistant Editor Fiona De Souza
- 2nd Assistant Editor Ian Cunningham
Design
- Production Designer Alan Macdonald
- Supervising Art Director Mark Raggett
- Supervising Art Director (Germany) Dennis Schnegg
- Art Director (France) Alain Guffroy
- Art Director (Germany) Volker Schäfer
- Assistant Art Director (France) Thierry Poulet
- Assistant Art Director (France) Valérie Guilbaud
- Assistant Art Director (France) Anthony Andia-wayntraub
- Assistant Art Director (Germany) Anja Fromm
- Assistant Art Director (Germany) Marei Hitzler
- Set Decorator Véronique Melery
- Set Decorator (Germany) Heike Steen
- Set Decorator (Germany) Daniel Peeck
- Set Decorator (Germany) Nele Jordan
- Artist Charlie Cobb
- Draughtsperson (Germany) Thorsten Klein
- Draughtsperson (Germany) Irene Piel
- Storyboard Artist (France) Vincent Coperet
- Storyboard Artist (France) Thierry Ségur
- Prop Master (Germany) Petra Klimek
- Head Construction Manager (Germany) Thomas Henshen
- Construction Manager (Germany) Hendrik Labuhn
- Construction Co-ordinator (Germany) Joachim Monninger
Costumes
- Costume Designer Consolata Boyle
- Assistant Costume Designer (UK) Charlotte Law
- Assistant Costume Designer (UK) Michelle Wickland Sims
- Assistant Costume Designer (France) Claire Chanat
- Costume Supervisor Dulcie Scott
Make-up
- Make-up and Hair Designer Daniel Phillips
- Make-up/Hair Supervisor Tapio Salmi
- Make-up/Hair Artist Jo Hopker
- Crowd Make-up/Hair Artist Rachel Aboulkheir
- Personal Hair to Ms [Michelle] Pfeiffer Carol Hemming
- Crowd Hair Stylist Tony Rocchetti
Titles
- Titles Sequence by Foreign Office
- End Roller by Fugitive Studios (London)
Film processing
- Digital Intermediate by DeLuxe Digital London
- Lab DeLuxe
- Colour Timer Clive Noakes
- Camera Lenses/Grip Equipment Panavision Alga Technovision
- Camera Lenses/Grip Equipment Cinegate Cologne
- Logo [Film Stock] Fuji Film
Music
- Music by Alexandre Desplat
- [Music] Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
- [Musician] Orchestra Leader/Solo Violin Carmine Lauri
- [Musician] Solo Viola James Boyd
- [Musician] Solo Cello Caroline Dale
- [Musician] Solo Trumpet Maurice Murphy
- Music Conducted by Alexandre Desplat
- Music Orchestrated by Jean-Pascal Beintus
- Music Orchestrated by Alexandre Desplat
- Music S'visor (for HotHouse Music Ltd) Karen Elliott
- Music Contractor (for the LSO) Marc Stevens
- Music Contractor (for the LSO) Sue Mallet
- Music Programming David Walter
- Score Produced by Solre Lemonnier
- Music Editor Tony Lewis
Sound
- Music Recorded/Mixed at Abbey Road Studios
- [Music] Recording/Mixing Engineer Andrew Dudman
- Production Sound Mixer Peter Lindsay
- Sound Mixer (Additional - France) Julien Momenceau
- Sound Maintenance Kate Morath
- Boom Operator (Germany) Bjoern Marsen
- Re-recording Mixer Mike Prestwood Smith
- Re-recording Mixer Douglas Cooper
- Mix Technician Philip Jenkins
- Supervising Sound Editor Joakim Sundström
- [Sound] Effects Editor Christer Melén
- ADR (Voice Artist) Sean Barrett
- ADR Recordist Rob Edwards
- ADR Recordist Tony Curran
- ADR Mixer Mark Appleby
- ADR Mixer Tom Deane
- ADR Mixer Peter Gleaves
- ADR Mixer Nick Kray
- ADR Mixer Andy Greenberg
- ADR Mixer Brian Slack
- ADR Editor Paul Wrightson
- Foley Artist Sue Harding
- Foley Recordist Peter Brown
- Foley (Recorded at) Realworld
- Foley Editor Vanessa Tate
Consultant
- Dialect Coach Penny Dyer
Publicity
- Unit Publicity Premier PR
- Unit Publicity Ginger Corbett
- Unit Publicity Elizabeth Follows
- EPK Feasible Films
- EPK Toby Reisz
