Chéri (1950) — comedy, drama film. Directed by Pierre Billon. Starring Jean Desailly, Marcelle Chantal, Marcelle Derrien, Jane Marken. This page maps 4 characters and 4 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A story of maternal influence, romantic deterioration, and pragmatic marriage choices.
Comedy, Drama · 6.1/10 · 90 min · 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...
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