Category Archives: 1920s

Life, fiction and films from or set in the 1920s

Review of Chéri — the novel

In an earlier post (Review of Chéri — the film, posted on 3 October 2009), I reviewed the 2009 film “Chéri”, based on Colette’s novel of the same title. The film is sumptuous and lavish, with gorgeous costumes, jewellery and … Continue reading

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Review of Chéri — the film

Two of my favourite Colette novels, Chéri and La fin de Chéri, have been made into a sumptuous, lavish film. I couldn’t wait to see it! Colette wrote the novels — novellas, really — in the 1920s, but they are … Continue reading

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