CHERI

Based on the novels by Colette
Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Stephen Frears

Michelle Pfeiffer
Rupert Friend
Kathy Bates

Premiere date: February 10, 2009 (Berlin International Film Festival)
R for some sexual content and brief drug use.

A ravishing Parisian courtesan takes a naive young man half her age into her boudoir to teach him a thing or two about women. But of course, he learns all too well and turns out to be her perfect match. He doeesn't want to grow up and she doesn't want to grow old and together they defy all of society's rules. Their affair is pure pleasure - as they trade light-hearted romantic barbs and indulge in their delicious, upside-down chemistry - until the do the one thing that will make an outrage of it all, most significantly to themselves: fall in love. And gradually they come to see there will be weighty consequences of this unusual affair.

DANGEROUS LIAISONS

Screenplay by Christopher Hampton (based on his play)
Directed by Stephen Frears

Glenn Close
John Malkovich
Michelle Pfeiffer
Uma Thurman
Swoosie Kurtz

Premiere date: December 16, 1988
R

In order to get revenge on a man who jilted her, the wicked Marquise de Merteuil persuades a former lover, the rakish Vicomte de Valmont, to deflower the man's virginal young fiancee. Valmont agrees, but presents the Marquise with his own challenge: if he succeeds in seducing a virtuous young wife known for her unshakable fidelity, Madame de Tourvel, the Marquise must grant Valmont a night in bed. The cold-blooded twosome proceed gleefully with their heartless scheme against the stunning backdrop of aristocratic France, displaying high stakes sexual gamesmanship and deceitful cunning. When the Valmont succeeds in seducing the virtuous Madame de Tourvel, the pair unexpectantly realize they have fallen in love, tragically defying the rules of the inhuman game, much to the horror of the cruel Marquise de Merteuil.

7 Academy Award Nominations, 3 Wins
Best Picture
Best Actress - Glenn Close
Best Supporting Actress - Michelle Pfeiffer
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score