About this movie
- Genres:
- Drama
- Language:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:42:28
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2012
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Robert Pattinson
Georges Duroy
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Christina Ricci
Clotilde de Marelle
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Uma Thurman
Madeleine Forestier
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Kristin Scott Thomas
Virginie Rousset
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Colm Meaney
Monsieur Rousset
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Philip Glenister
Charles Forestier
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Holly Grainger
Suzanne Rousset
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Natalia Tena
Rachel the Prostitute
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James Lance
François Laroche
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Anthony Higgins
Comte de Vaudrec
Directors
- Declan Donnellan
- Nick Ormerod
Producers
- Uberto Pasolini
Writers
- Rachel Bennette
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Bel Ami
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Trailer for Bel Ami
Guy de Maupassant's classic tale of passion in late-18th century Paris gets adapted for the big screen in this scintillating erotic drama starring Twilight's Robert Pattinson as a destitute young soldier who plots to gain power by seducing the mistresses of the city's most influential men. Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Colm Meaney co-star.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
29%
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Alice Tynan, Limelight
This is the perfect film to cure someone of an obsession with "RPatz".
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Garth Franklin, Dark Horizons
The film is far too concerned with its 'costume' and not nearly enough with its 'drama'.
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Jim Schembri, 3AW
Visually, the film is ornate and very attractive while the story, based on the 1885 novel by Guy de Maupassant, is essentially a pulpy morality tale about the perils of taking short cuts through...
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Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Bel Ami" is a handsome production, yet riddled with weaknesses.
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Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
The supposedly cunning protagonist registers as a cipher, and the directors' tendency to shoot dialogue scenes in close-up blunts any understanding of the social milieu he's trying to conquer.
– Full review
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