Chéri (2009)


Chéri
Release Date10 February 2009
Budget$23,000,000
US Box Office$3,000,000
TaglineIn a game of seduction, never fall in love.
GenreRomance, Drama, Comedy
CountryUK
France
Germany
Filming LocationsBiarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature

Chéri is a 2009 drama film directed by Stephen Frears. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend, it is an adaptation of the novel by French author Colette. The film premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Lea de Lonval

Vicomte Desmond

Chéri

Hubert Tellegen
Ernest

Joe Sheridan
Marcel

Madame Peloux

Patron

Marie Laure

Alain Churin
Priest

Bette Bourne
Baronne

Nichola McAuliffe
Madame Aldonza

Andras Hamori
Silver Haired Industrialist

Gaye Brown
Lili

Guido

Jack Walker
Monsieur Roland

Natasha Cashman
Madame Roland

La Copine

La Loupiote

Jim Bywater
Clerk

Narrator

Junix Inocian
Chinese Man

Director

Writer

Christopher Hampton

Producer

Raphaël Benoliel
line producer: France, co-producer

Simon Fawcett
executive producer

Marco Gilles
associate producer: Germany

Bastian Griese
co-producer

Andras Hamori
producer

Christopher Hampton
executive producer

François Ivernel
executive producer

Bill Kenwright
producer

Daniel Mann
associate producer: Germany

Cameron McCracken
executive producer

Thom Mount
producer

Ralf Schmitz
co-producer

Tracey Seaward
producer

Richard Temple
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Editor

Lucia Zucchetti
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Casting Director

Leo Davis
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Victoria Thomas
-

Production Designer

Alan MacDonald
-

Art Director

Mark Raggett

Set Decorator

Véronique Melery
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Costume Designer

Consolata Boyle
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Makeup Department

Rachel Aboulkheir
hair stylist: crowd, makeup artist: crowd

Carol Hemming
personal hair stylist: Ms Pfeiffer

Joe Hopker
hair stylist, makeup artist

Daniel Phillips
hair designer, makeup designer

Tony Rocchetti
hair stylist: crowd

Tapio Salmi
hair stylist supervisor, makeup supervisor

Production Manager

Arnaud Duterque
unit manager

Alistair Hopkins
post-production supervisor

Samantha Knox-Johnston
production manager

Anne Lessnick
production manager: Germany

Matthieu Rubin
production manager: France

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Felix Baudouin
second assistant director: France

Delphine Bertrand
third assistant director: France

Tina Bockeloh
third assistant director: Germany

Eliot Mathews
second assistant director

Stuart Renfrew
first assistant director

Laura Windebank
third assistant director: UK

Guilhem Malgoire
assistant director

Julien Petit
assistant director

Art Department

Olivier Agostini
props swing gang: France

Hinnerk Ahrens
carpenter: Germany

Anthony Andia-Wayntraub
assistant art director: France

Sabine Auenhaus
head sculptor: Germany

Céline Barray
star greenswoman: France

Markus Baum
carpenter: Germany

Didier Bautz
head plasterer: France

Achim Beimann
painter: Germany

Patrick Bertron
plasterer: France

Klaus Bienen
carpenter: Germany, stand-by carpenter: Germany

Karine Bizet
greensperson: France

Jan Patrick Brandt
painter: Germany

Uwe Brauer
painter: Germany

Margaret Brockel
flowers: Germany

Patrick Buisson
stagehand: France

Mieke Casal
stand-by painter: Germany, head painter: Germany

Laurent Champoux
painter: France

Pascal Chevé
plasterer: France

Charlie Cobb
artist

Olivier Crespin
stand-by props: France

Jean Dalmasso
props swing gang: France

Marine Decaux
props swing gang trainee: France

Stefan Dörsch
carpenter: Germany

Patrick Dubois
props swing gang: France

Martine Dupont
drapesperson: France

Benoît Dupuis
scenic painter: France

Pierre Maxime Duval
assistant stand-by props: France

Ralf Eggebrett
carpenter: Germany

Frank Ehlers
construction foreman: Germany

Aude Frechou
painter trainee: France

Anja Fromm
assistant art director: Germany

Stephanie Frost
sculptor: Germany

Pierre Galic
painter: Germany

Olivier Garand
scenic painter: France

Gilles Geraud
propsman: France

Alain Guffroy
art director: France

Valérie Guilbaud
assistant art director: France

Bertrand Guinnebault
head painter: France

Markus Günther
painter: Germany

Anne Habermann
sculptor: Germany

Kalle Hahnel
upholsterer: Germany

Armin Hartenstein
painter: Germany

Yvan Hart
plasterer: France

carpenter: Germany

Thomas Henshen
head construction manager: Germany

Marlene Herve
set decoration trainee: France

Soizic Hervé
set decoration buyer

Marei Hitzler
assistant art director: Germany

Wolfgang Hoffmann
carpenter: Germany

Nele Jordan
assistant set decorator: Germany

Daniel Kalinke
carpenter: Germany

Thorsten Klein
draughtsperson: Germany

Petra Klimek
prop master: Germany

André Knopp
carpenter: Germany

Thorsten Krueger
graphic artist: Germany

Hendrik Labuhn
construction manager: Germany

Jean-Louis Lacarra
carpenter: France

Geraldine Laferte
assistant set decorator: France

Ulrich Langenberg
carpenter: Germany

Françoise Legrand
drapesperson: France

Jerome Deligat Legrand
drapesperson: France

Karoline Deligat Legrand
drapesperson: France

Thomas Lemierre
props swing gang trainee: France

Pawel Lokczewski
greensperson: France

Bruno Lousteau
head carpenter: France

David Lowery
stand-by carpenter: UK

Lisa Lukas
painter: Germany

Vincent Maroutian
painter: France

Jean Miel
props swing gang: France

Campbell Mitchell
chargehand stand-by props: France

Inga Molsberger
sculptor: Germany

Joachim Monninger
construction coordinator: Germany

Joachim Mueller
carpenter: Germany

Christophe Niaux
propsman: France

Catherine Palmer
art department researcher: UK

Daniel Peeck
assistant set decorator: Germany

Irene Piel
draughtsperson: Germany

Bjoern Poppinga
sculptor: Germany

Francois Poublan
assistant stand-by props: France

Thierry Poulet
assistant art director: France

Jan Ptassek
sculptor: Germany

Arnaud Putman
prop storeman: France, props buyer: France

Patrick Quartier
scenic painter: France

Doriano Quintavalle
carpenter: Germany

Jari Rich
greensperson: France

Virginie Robichon
art department assistant: France

François Roux
head sculptor: France

Marc Rovere
propsman: France

Bruno Sailord
props swing gang: France

Vianney Santrot
carpenter: France

Britta Sassmannshausen
painter: Germany

Volker Schäfer
art director: Germany

Dieter Schmidt
carpenter: Germany

Denis Schnegg
supervising art director: Germany

Georg Schneider
glazier: Germany

Thierry Segur
storyboard artist: France

Steve Sibley
stand-by painter: UK

Najib Sobhi
painter: France

Heike Steen
assistant set decorator: Germany

Richard Steinberg
carpenter: Germany

Uli Tegetmeier
prop buyer: Germany

Benoît Tetelin
art department assistant: France

Nick Thomas
props: UK

Steffi Treiber
sculptor: Germany

Mena Vennen
stand-by props: Germany

Caroline Vion
set decoration trainee: France

Andreas Walther
construction foreman: Germany

Christian Weber
carpenter: Germany, stand-by carpenter: Germany

Jeanne Dit Fouque Damien
graphic designer

Sound Department

Mark Appleby
adr mixer

Dafydd Archard
sound studio assistant

Peter Brown
foley recordist

Doug Cooper
sound re-recording mixer

Tony Curran
adr recordist

Jeff Dalmaine
sound studio engineer

Tom Deane
adr mixer

Nick Del-Molino
sound studio assistant

Robert Edwards
adr recordist

Gordon Ferris
assistant sound editor

Peter Gleaves
adr mixer

Andy Greenberg
adr mixer

Sue Harding
foley artist

Philip Jenkins
sound mix technician

Nick Kray
adr mixer

Peter Lindsay
production sound mixer

Björn Marsen
boom operator: Germany

Joseph Mayher
sound studio engineer

Christer Melén
sound effects editor

Benjamin Miller
sound assistant: France

Julien Momenceau
additional sound mixer: France

Kate Morath
sound maintenance

Mike Prestwood Smith
sound re-recording mixer

Brian Slack
adr mixer

Chris Sturmer
sound consultant: Dolby

Joakim Sundström
supervising sound editor

Vanesa Lorena Tate
foley editor

Paul Wrightson
adr editor

Naomi Dandridge
adr recordist

Phillip Mark Freudenfeld
assistant sound editor

Rick Gould
adr recordist

Theotime Pardon
cable person, sound assistant: France

Lionel Strutt
adr coordinator

Special Effects

Joe Becker
special effects: Germany

Boualem Behnous
special effects technician: France

Hubert Devinck
special effects technician: France

Emmanuel Galtier
special effects technician: France

Philippe Hubin
special effects supervisor: France

Andreas Korth
special effects: Germany

Denis Le Doyen
special effects technician: France

Jean-Christophe Magnaud
special effects technician: L France

Gilbert Piéri
special effects supervisor: France

Visual Effects

Zishaan Ajmal
data operations

Bradley Bayliss
data operations

Turea Blyth
visual effects editorial: Framestore

Janice Body
digital cleanup: Deluxe Digital

Dales Bulleid
data operations

Tabitha Dean
visual effects editorial: Framestore

Paul Doogan
scanning and recording

James D. Fleming
compositor: Framestore

Kyle Goodsell
compositor: Framestore

Dave Hall
scanning and recording

Tim Keene
visual effects producer: Framestore

Peter Logarusic
digital paint artist: Framestore

Martin Macrae
environment supervisor: Framestore

Mark Nelmes
visual effects supervisor: Framestore

Bruce Nelson
compositor: Framestore

Dan Perry
scanning and recording

Sirio Quintavalle
compositor: Framestore

Bob Roach
scanning and recording

Guy Trevers
scanning and recording

Faye Walkington
data operations

Juan Jesus Garcia
visual effects artist

Dave Robinson
systems engineer

Fiona Walkinshaw
visual effects production director

Camera and Electrical Department

Juan José Alcaide
electrician: Germany

Roger Altmann
electrician: Germany

Arvind Amruth
junior electrician: Germany

Julien Andreetti
central loader: France

Jean-Bertrand Augendre
electrician: France

Matthias Baeumer
additional electrician: Germany

Joan Bansillon
rigging grip

Franck Barrault
gaffer

Christophe Bassoulet
electrician

Adele Belliot
trainee electrician: France

François Bert
key grip: France

Bruno Bimbard
generator operator: France

Robert Boeck
additional rigger: Germany

Michel Bouquerel
electrician: France

Bruno Calvo
still photographer

Celio Castro
best boy: Germany

Olivier Chardonnet
dolly grip: France

Gareth Coop
camera trainee: UK

Jason Coop
clapper loader: UK

Martin Demmer
video assist operator: Germany

Benoit Dentan
giron head operator: aerial unit, France

Stéphane Duchemin
dolly grip: France

Michael Engel
grip assistant: Germany

Toby Flesher
electrician: UK

Ian Franklin
electrician: UK

Nina Frey
camera trainee: Germany

Vincent Gallot
first assistant camera

Garance Garnier
camera trainee: France

Reuben Garrett
gaffer: UK

Chris Gilbertson
dimmer operator: UK

Frédérick Grosso
additional first assistant camera: France

Jay Handscomb
rigger: UK

Peter Hodgson
video assist operator: UK

Christian Langlois
video assist operator: France

Basile Longchamp
giron head technician: aerial unit, France

Adrian Mackay
electrician: UK

Frédéric Martial-Wetter
additional camera operator: France

Dave Maund
grip: UK

Eric Monin
electrician: France

Daniel Muresan
additional electrician: Germany

Georg Nonnenmacher
electrician: Germany

Sofia Olstorpe
second assistant camera: France

Christian Petrucelli
additional key grip

Luc Poullain
helicopter pilot: camera, aerial unit, France

Yvan Quehec
best boy: France

Lukas Raber
video assist operator: Germany

Alastair Rae
camera operator, Steadicam operator

Nils Rausch
grip assistant: Germany

Hervé Ribatto
dolly grip: France

Terry Roberts
electrician: UK

Amilcar Rodrigues
assistant clapper loader: Germany

Didier Rollot
electrician: France

Stephan Rother
gaffer: Germany

Adam Samuelson
louma crane operator: France

Harald Scheidt
grip: Germany

Romain Schwartz
additional second assistant camera: France

Ricky Stelling
rigger: UK

Ahmet Tan
clapper loader: Germany

Mathieu Ungaro
dolly grip: France

Inci Ünsal
camera trainee: Germany

Antoine Vidal
louma crane operator: France

Julien Cottret
grip

Richard Weber
rigging gaffer

Casting Department

Samia Fadli
crowd casting: France

Lissy Holm
casting associate: UK

Yesi Ramirez
casting associate: US

Marcella Riordan
adr voice casting

Frederique Charlotte Veret
assistant crowd casting: France

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Lyane Barnett
costume trainee: France

Véronique Biron
sewing assistant: France

Friederike Brodersen
assistant wardrobe: Germany

Jocelynne Cabon
sewing assistant: France

Sue Casey
principal wardrobe mistress

Anik Celikaslan
additional seamstress: Germany

Claire Chanat
assistant costume designer: France

Alexia Crisp-Jones
crowd dresser: France

Julie D'Orio
costume trainee: France

Jochen Eggert
seamstress: Germany

Marion Gievers
seamstress: Germany

Sarah Humphrey
head of sewing room

Janet Latimer
crowd dresser: France

Charlotte Law
assistant costume designer: UK

Jane Law
costume maker: Ms. Pfeiffer

Elsa Le Guichard
sewing assistant: France

Sharon McCormack
costume cutter

Anthony Morabito
costume trainee: France

Marnie Ormiston
dresser: Ms Pfeiffer

Mario Reichlin
sewing assistant: France

Barbara Rüberg
seamstress: Germany

Luisa Schelbusch
seamstress: Germany

Dulcie Scott
costume supervisor

Sarah Touaibi
crowd wardrobe mistress

Marie Trimouille
principal stand-by costumer: France

Sally Turner
costume buyer

Keith Watson
costume maker: Mr. Friend

Michelle Wickland
assistant costume designer: UK

Thomas Wien-Pegelow
seamstress: Germany

Sabrina Riccardi
costumer

Editorial Department

Marcus Alexander
digital intermediate producer

Ian Cunningham
second assistant editor

Fiona DeSouza
first assistant editor

Jonathan Dixon
digital intermediate producer

Élodie Ichter
digital intermediate editor

Adam Inglis
colorist

Sara Janasz
post-production coordinator

Clive Noakes
color timer

Donna Smith
digital intermediate coordinator

Rachael Watmough
dailies coordinator

Music Department

John Barrett
assistant scoring engineer

Jean-Pascal Beintus
orchestrator

James Boyd
musician: solo viola

Peter Clarke
auricle operator

Caroline Dale
musician: solo cello

conductor, orchestrator

Andrew Dudman
score mixing engineer, score recording engineer

Karen Elliott
music supervisor: Hothouse Music

Vic Fraser
music copyist: Global Music Services

Carmine Lauri
musician: solo violin, orchestra leader

Solrey Lemonnier
score producer

Tony Lewis
music editor

The London Symphony Orchestra
orchestra

Sue Mallet
music contractor

Maurice Murphy
musician: solo trumpet

Marc Stevens
music contractor

David Walter
music programmer

Transportation Department

Sinan Akkus
unit driver: Germany

Jeremy Bau
transportation captain: France

Carsten Baum
unit driver: Germany

Philippe Bénard
driver: Ms. Bates, France

Reza Boirahmady
driver: costumes, France

Karine Boissel
unit driver: France

Jean Bourrelly
unit driver: France

Allan Bradshaw
unit driver: UK

Herve Charbonnier
driver: Mr. Friend, France

Ralf Christiansen
driver: Mr. Frears & Mr. Hampton, Germany

Emmanuel Deloze
unit driver: France

Candice Eyraud-Bodelot
driver: Ms. Seaward, France

Arnaud Ferent
unit driver: France

Yann Feret
driver: costumes, France

David Friedewald
unit driver: Germany

Watan Gesseljay
unit driver: Germany

Tim Großkurth
unit driver: Germany

Cyril Guillaumin
driver: Ms. Pfeiffer, France

Schems Hafiz-Mouaci
unit driver: France

Cyril Henry
unit driver: France

Johannes Hensen
unit driver: France

Silvio Hess
driver: Mr. Friend, Germany

Bob Hole
unit driver: UK

Lee Isgar
unit driver: UK

Nicolas Jaubert
unit driver: France

Francois Litou
unit driver: France

Joachim Lünenschloß
unit driver: Germany

Jörg Vincent Malotki
unit driver: Germany

Marc Maresch
unit driver: Germany

Clothilde Martin
unit driver: France

Dirk Meffert
unit driver: Germany

Erik Merten
unit driver: Germany

Olivier Naïmi
unit driver: France

Dominique Picard
driver: construction, France

Philippe Poggemann
transportation captain: Germany

Phillippe Rinino
driver: Mr Frears, France

Guenter Roesnik
driver: props, Germany

Sascha Samba
unit driver: Germany

Kirsten Steffens
driver: Ms. Seaward, Germany

Olivier Suffert
unit driver: France

Bruno Szwarcbart
unit driver: France

Larry Wells
unit driver: UK

Marcel Winterscheidt
driver: Ms. Pfeiffer, Germany

Jalal Aqdim
assistant action vehicle coordinator: France

Pascal Buffay
driver: trailer

Laurent Busquet
driver: honeywagon

Philippe Coutureau
driver: cast trailer

Pierre-Marie Dejob
driver: hair/makeup trailer

Denis Duncan
driver: trailer

Robert Graslin
driver

Charles Heidet
picture vehicle coordinator

Philippe Mayer
driver: trailer

Jean-Pierre Nerin
driver

Other Crew

Betty Ainslie
second assistant accountant

Cedric Allard
assistant location manager

Sean Barrett
adr voice artist, milliner

Maxine Bayol
set production assistant trainee: France

Nina Becker
stand-in: Germany

Eric Benz
project coordinator: Germany

Richard Berkeley
key set production assistant: France

Linda Bowen
assistant accountant: post-production

Karl Caffrey
assistant production coordinator

Rosita Cannata
assistant location manager

Juliette Caron
french subtitles by

Julie Chovet
location scout

Ginger Corbett
unit publicist: Prermier PR

Alice Cordie
location trainee

Laurence Coutaud-Garnier
production coordinator: France

Antonin Depardieu
supervising location manager

Serge Desfilles
location manager

Kerstin Dick
first assistant accountant: Germany

Fabian Djied
set runner: Germany

Julia Domenica
stand-in: Germany

Alain Dominiecki
first assistant accountant: France

Linda Drew
personal assistant: Mr. Frears

Simon 'Spike' Duke
vt supervisor

Cristiano D'Urso
second assistant accountant

Penny Dyer
dialect coach

Penny Eyles
script supervisor

Isabelle Fenech
stand-in: France

Florence Fischel
assistant location manager

Lizzy Follows
unit publicist: Premier PR

Damien Gailliardot
set production assistant trainee: France

Sylvie Gorsse
stand-in: France

David Greenbaum
production executive

Luc Guiol
stand-in: France

Tarn Harper
post-production accountant: Postsume Limited

Alice Hill
personal assistant: Mr. Hampton

Julia Hilliard
assistant: Mr. Hamori

Jennifer Johnz
office runner: Germany

Anne Kebel
set runner: Germany

Heike Kerschgens
production coordinator: Germay

Lacia Kornylo
co-production executive

Bernard Lamy
production accountant: France

Eric Leblond
key office production assistant: France

Tory Lenosky
office production assistant: UK

Kamil Majewski
stand-in: Germany

Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus
location scout

Isabel Mercier
key office production assistant: France

Astrid Monarque
assistant payroll accountant: France

Anthony Moreau
key office production assistant: France

Jean-Philippe Moreteau
assistant location manager: Florida

Kate Penlington
clearances

Maggie Phelan
supervising production accountant

Yogita Puri
legal services

Dr. Hans Radau
legal advisor

Toby Reisz
epk producer: Feasible Films

Christina Rice
assistant: Ms Pfeiffer

Hallam Rice-Edwards
assistant: Mr. Frears and Ms Seaward

Pascal Ricourt
key set production assistant: France

Myles Robey
production runner: UK

Sephira Salazar
assistant: Mr. Hamori

Stefanie Sauré
stand-in: Germany

Rebecca Schroeder
studio/facility coordinator: Germany

Francisca Soto
assistant: Ms Bates

Bernhard Speck
production accountant: Germany

Katherine Tibbetts
supervising production coordinator

Jane Trower
first assistant accountant

Uta Tscherne
second assistant accountant: Germany

Gero Brugmann
legal advisor: financing

Mia Gray
accounts runner: Dailies

Arnaud Marcon
dance coach, choreographer

Bill Ridealgh
unit medic

Marc Rovere
props action vehicle

Tom Stourton
location scout: london

Ben Vokes
rushes runner

Rebecca Wolf
second assistant accountant

Production Company

Bill Kenwright Films
,

Pathé Cinéma

UK Film Council

Aramid Entertainment Fund

MMC Studios

Mitteln der Filmstiftung

Deutsche Filmförderfonds (DFFF)

France 3 Cinéma

Canal+

Ciné Cinémas

Banque Populaire Images 9

Région Ile-de-France

Distributor

Pathé Cinéma

Pathé

Prokino Filmverleih

Pathé Video

Fox Pathé Europa

Benelux Film Distributors

Benelux Film Distributors

Benelux Film Distributors

CDI Films

Equinoxe Films

Golden Village Pictures

Audio Visual Enterprises

Bir Film

California Filmes

Castello Lopes Multimedia

Golden Village Entertainment

IPA Asia Pacific
,

Lumière Home Entertainment

Lumière Home Entertainment
,

Mars Entertainment

Maywin Media

Miramax Films

Miramax Home Entertainment

Monopole-Pathé

Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution

Rai Cinema

Teleview International

Worldwide Entertainment Group (WEG)

Special Effects

Framestore CFC

Miscellaneous

Abbey Road Studios
music recorded and mixed at

Aerial Camera Systems
helicopter gyrostabilized camera system

De Lane Lea
adr recording facility, sound re-recording

Deluxe Digital London
digital intermediate

Feasible Films
epk

Firstep Productions
production services

Foreign Office
titles

Fugitive Studios
end roller

Global Music Service
music copying

Goldcrest Post Production London
adr recording facility

Hothouse Music
music supervision

Le Vestiaire
costume rental

Les Ateliers du Costume
costume maker: Ms. Bates

Mayflower Studios
adr recording facility

Midnight Digital
Dailies

Offline Editing Company, The
editing facility

One Union Recording Studios
adr recording facility

Panavision Alga Techno
camera and grip equipment

Pille Filmgeräteverleih
camera dollies

Pixelkitchen
post-production facilities

Postsums
post-production accounting

Premier PR
unit publicity, publicity

Real World Post
sound re-recording, adr recording facility

Sapex Scripts
post-production script services

Theatrical Shoemakers
footwear

Tirelli Costumi
costumes by

Translux
facilities

Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack

Widget Post Production
adr recording facility






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