Chéri

Fred Peloux nicknamed Chéri the handsome son of Charlotte Peloux a former demimondaine lives in the small circle of his mothers friends all highclass prostitutes past their best He has an affair with Léa a waning beauty who loves him both as a mistress and a mother But the age difference takes its toll on their union To please his mother Chéri accepts to marry young Edmée without actually caring for her After a while the young man tries to return to Léa