Bel Ami (2012)

102 min · Drama, drama film

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod

Cast

Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Christina Ricci, Colm Meaney

The story

Georges Duroy (Robert Pattinson) is a penniless former soldier making a living as an office clerk in 1880s Paris. At a club he meets an old friend, Charles Forestier (Philip Glenister), with whom he spent three years during the war in Algeria. The friend is well off and invites Georges to his home where he meets Mrs.

Catalogue themes and tags

1890s, Advancement, Appearance, Arbeitslosigkeit, Beau, Betrug, Career, Charlatan, Charm, Corruption, Editing Department, Ehrgeiz, Enthusiasm, Eroticism, Female Journalist, Friendship, Geldnot, Go-getter, Government, Influence, Intrige, Jugendfreund, Kiss, Lover, Luxury, Militär, Moral, Nudity, Paris, Reichtum, Sensuality, Sex Appeal, Sex Scene, Sexual Attraction, Sexuality, Society, Soldatin, Unscrupulousness, Verführung, Verhältnis, Younger Man Seduces Older Woman, berühmt, erfolgreich, sexy

Genres

Drama, drama film

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