Stephen Frears

Tamara Drewe -- When Tamara Drewe returns to the rustic village of her youth transformed by a glamorous new career as a columnist ? and a dazzling new nose ? she captures the imaginations of all of the men in town. But when she turns out not to be the innocent lass everyone remembers, passions are enflamed and lives are changed forever.

Ch ri -- Indulge in Cheri, the seductive and provocative drama about a scandalous love affair, set during the opulent decadence of pre- World War I Paris.

A young newspaper columnist who returns to the country village of her youth and stirs up dark passions among the locals.

A young newspaper writer causes a stir when returns to her hometown in the English countryside. Directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen, High Fidelity).

A young newspaper writer causes a stir when returns to her hometown in the English countryside. Directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen, High Fidelity).

When Tamara Drewe returns to the rustic village of her youth transformed by a glamorous new career as a columnist ? and a dazzling new nose ? she captures the imaginations of all of the men in town. But when she turns out not to be the innocent lass everyone remembers, passions are enflamed and lives are changed forever.

Tamara Drewe (Gemma Arterton) was born and raised in Ewedown, a quiet community on the outskirts of London. When Tamara left Ewedown, she was a plain and awkward teenager, but when she returns home for the first time in years, the locals are surprised to discover that time have turned her into an attractive and alluring woman. Tamara has returned to Ewedown after the death of her mother in order to refurbish the family home and put it on the market. Before long, Tamara finds herself pursued by three men from her past.

Indulge in Cheri, the seductive and provocative drama about a scandalous love affair, set during the opulent decadence of preWorld War 1 Paris starring award winners Michelle Pfeiffer and Kathy Bates. The ravishing Lea, famed courtesan to the rich and famous, is contemplating her retirement, when her archrival (Bates) as her to teach her spoiled 19 year old son Cheri about women. It's an adventure that becomes a heated and passionate affair that results in power struggles over sex, money, age, and society and unexpectedly, love itself as a boy who refuses to grow up collides with a woman who realizes she cannot stay young forever.

New York-based businesswoman and filmmaker Angela Ismailos offers this collection of in-depth interviews with David Lynch, John Sayles, Catherine Breillat, Bernardo Bertolucci and six other internationally acclaimed film directors. Touching on everything from the creative process and the history of cinema to the necessity of balancing art and commerce, Ismailos's interviews also include sit-downs with Liliana Cavani, Ken Loach and Agnès Varda.

Indulge in Cheri, the seductive and provocative drama about a scandalous love affair, set during the opulent decadence of pre- World War I Paris.

Indulge in Cheri, the seductive and provocative drama about a scandalous love affair, set during the opulent decadence of pre- World War I Paris.

It is turn of the century in Belle Epoque Paris and a scandalous romp is underfoot. The sensational tale begins as the ravishing Lea (Michelle Pfeiffer) contemplates retirement from her renowned stature as Paris' most envied seductress to the rich and famous. Her plans are cut short when she is approached by a former courtesan and arch rival, the barb-throwing gossip Charlotte Peloux (Kathy Bates), who encourages Lea to teach her disaffected 19-year-old son - a bon vivant nicknamed "Cheri" (Rupert Friend) - a thing or two about women. The resulting escapades involve power struggles over sex, money, age and society - and, unexpectedly, love itself - as a boy who refuses to grow up collides with a woman who realizes she cannot stay young forever. Director Stephen Frears ("The Queen") and screenwriter Christopher Hampton ("Atonement") reunite ("Dangerous Liaisons") to playfully bring Colette's unconventional romance, CHERI, to the screen.