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Bel Ami

Bel Ami

Temptation. Seduction. Obsession.

20125.31h 42m

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.

Directed by Nick Ormerod
Written by Guy de Maupassant, Rachel Bennette
Produced by Uberto Pasolini
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $8.3M

Top Cast

Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson

Georges Duroy

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

Madeleine Forestier

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci

Clotilde de Marelle

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Virginie Walters

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Monsieur Rousset

Philip Glenister

Philip Glenister

Charles Forestier

Holliday Grainger

Holliday Grainger

Suzanne Rousset

Natalia Tena

Natalia Tena

Rachel the Prostitute

Anthony Higgins

Anthony Higgins

Comte de Vaudrec

James Lance

James Lance

François Laroche

Themes & Keywords

adulterynewspaperjournalistbased on novel or bookcampingunfaithfulnessbased on short story19th century

About Bel Ami

Bel Ami is a romance, drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of adultery, newspaper, journalist, based on novel or book, camping, unfaithfulness. Directed by Nick Ormerod, it stars Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci. 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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