Although "Chéri" has Arisandro Dispart’s hurried and nervous composition, Consoletta Boyle’s beautiful costume design, Darius Gandhi’s soft wide-screen lens, and the most The important point is that Kathy Bates's stealing acting skills are still like the protagonist played by Michelle Marie Pfeiffer, lacking true feelings and enthusiasm, so the film appears mild and weak instead of gorgeous. The film set an ironic tone at the beginning, describing the story of the high-class prostitutes active in the French upper class before the First World War at the end of the 19th century, but the film did not create the true atmosphere of the era in which the characters lived, or The sweet feeling of Belle Epoque, the whole story seems to drift off the screen.
At least the compact script did not take much time to get to the point. The script omits the role exchange between the strong Li and the feminine Chéri. This disinfection treatment to cater to the taste of the public leaves people pale. It feels like Bates is the only actor in the film who injects real malice and vitality into the lines. Although the film confesses a complete love story to the audience, the film has almost lost the original style of the novel, and it can hardly be called an unconventional tragedy from the living room to the bedroom.
Although Michelle Marie Pfeiffer is incredibly beautiful and elegant, she does not reflect the nuances in the script when she handles the lines or expresses that Li was awakened by a spoiled boy. In addition, most of the other characters are short-lived. For example, Edmie played by Jones has only a few short scenes, and the remaining characters flash on the screen faster, leaving no impression on the audience
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The film's strong nostalgia reveals a different kind of poetry and charm. The silent love that ends in tragedy makes people deeply appreciate the beauty and bitterness of true love
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The film "Chéri" is like a bottle of champagne that has just been opened, bubbling vigorously and violently. The whole film has ups and downs, but the focus of the story is always erratic, and the audience is not given a stronger joy in watching the movie at the right time. The color of the whole film is soft, the nostalgic British style is nostalgic, there are rural sceneries like landscape paintings, and there is also a luxurious and beautiful Vanity Fair, which reveals the aesthetic taste of European upper-class society everywhere
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