Miramax and Pathe are set to adapt the 1920s novel “Cheri” by French author Colette.

The story is set in 1920s Paris and follows the young son of a wealthy courtesan who is educated in the ways of love by a middle-aged friend of the man’s mother. When he is forced to give up the six-year relationship after marrying someone else, the young man can’t forget her and retreats into a fantasy world.

The movie is scheduled to start filming this April in France under the direction of Stephen Frears. Christopher Hampton wrote the script and Michelle Pfeiffer is negotiating to star, the three previously worked together on “Dangerous Liasons”.

Source: China Daily