Bel Ami (2012)

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Genre

Drama Release Date June 08, 2012

A chronicle of a young man's rise to power in Paris via his manipulation of the city's most influential and wealthy women.

"Bel Ami", based on the short story by Guy de Maupassant, is an erotically charged tale of ambition, power and seduction which chronicles the rise of Georges Duroy from poverty into the 'beau monde' of 1890's Paris.
Using his wits and powers of seduction, Duroy moves from a prostitute's embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties who inhabit where sex is power and celebrity an obsession, and where politics and media jostle for influence.

Director

Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod

Producer

Uberto Pasolini

Screenwriter

Rachel Bennette

Starring

• Robert Pattinson as Georges Duroy
• Natalia Tena
• Uma Thurman as Madeleine Forestier
• Kristin Scott Thomas as Virginie
• Christina Ricci as Clotilde
• Colm Meaney
• Philip Glenister
• Holliday Grainger as Suzanne Rousset
• James Lance
• Philip Glenister