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Temptation. Seduction. Obsession. - Bel Ami
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Title: Bel Ami

Release Date: 9 Mar 2012

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Romance, Drama

Director: 19 Entertainment, Redwave Films, Protagonist Pictures, RAI

Production Companies: 19 Entertainment, Redwave Films, Protagonist Pictures, RAI

Overview: Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.2 (506 votes)

Cast

  • Georges Duroy: Robert Pattinson
  • Madeleine Forestier: Uma Thurman
  • Clotilde de Marelle: Christina Ricci
  • Virginie Walters: Kristin Scott Thomas
  • Monsieur Rousset: Colm Meaney
  • Charles Forestier: Philip Glenister
  • Suzanne Rousset: Holliday Grainger
  • Rachel the Prostitute: Natalia Tena
  • Comte de Vaudrec: Anthony Higgins
  • François Laroche: James Lance
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