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Bel Ami

2012 · 102 min

A cool, seductive climb through Parisian salons where charm is currency and every smile hides a calculation.

Tagline
Temptation. Seduction. Obsession.
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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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • power
  • class
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Nick Ormerod, Declan Donnellan
Written by
Rachel Bennette
Starring
Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colm Meaney, Philip Glenister, Holliday Grainger, Natalia Tena
Music
Rachel Portman, Lakshman Joseph De Saram
Cinematography
Stefano Falivene
Runtime
102 min
Country
Italy, United Kingdom
Languages
Czech, French, English

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