TV Guide: Christopher Hampton

Listing: Atonement

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Video: Geithner Testifies on Capitol Hill

MSN Video — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing on its sweeping financial reform proposals, with CNBC's Hampton Pearson; Peter Flaherty, National Legal & Policy Center; Christopher Hayes, The Nation; and CNBC's Steve Liesman.

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Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The domestic trailer for Cheri. 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 s 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 Ch ri (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.

Video: Cheri - Clip No. 1

AOL Moviefone — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Stephen Frears, the director who bolstered his international reputation with his Choderlos de Laclos adaptation Dangerous Liaisons (1988), returns to the annals of period intrigue over 20 years later with this melodrama, which reunites him with Liasons scripter Christopher Hampton and star Michelle Pfeiffer. An adaptation of Colette's 1920 novel of the same name, the tale unfurls in late 19th century Paris -- La Belle poque -- where numerous courtesans (or female companions of noblemen who occupied the royal courts) have worked their way up through the ranks of high society. Two retired courtesans, Charlotte Peloux (Kathy Bates) and Lea (Michelle Pfeiffer), meet for some routine gossip; Lea then meets Charlotte's hedonistic playboy son, nicknamed "Ch ri" (Rupert Friend), and a passionate, erotic affair blossoms for the next six years between Lea and Ch ri. Eventually, Charlotte makes an aggressive attempt to interfere with the situation by setting up an arranged marriage between Ch ri

Video: Cheri - Trailer No. 1

AOL Moviefone — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Video: 'Coco Before Chanel' - Trailer No. 1

AOL Moviefone — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Am lie and The Da Vinci Code star Audrey Tautou stars as legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel in this biopic penned by director Anne Fontaine and screenwriter Camille Fontaine in collaboration with Christopher Hampton. Based on the Chanel biography L'Irr guli re (The Nonconformist) by author Edmonde Charles-Roux, Coco Avant Chanel features dresses from the Chanel collection. House of Chanel art director Karl Lagerfeld also steps onboard to supervise the creation of accessories and costumes. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Video: Cheri

Apple Trailers — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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 s 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 Ch ri (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.