DVD
Bel ami
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Languages
English dialogue; optional English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Christina Ricci, Colm Meaney.
Publication Information
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2012.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for some strong sexuality, nudity and brief language.
Summary
This tale of temptation and obsession chronicles Georges Duroy's rise to power from his meager beginnings as a penniless ex-soldier by using the city's most influential and wealthy women. Set in turn-of-the-century Paris, Duroy seduces Madame de Marelle then marries Madeleine Forester, a former comrade's wife. Fueled by his insatiable quest and lustful greed, Duroy conquers Madame Walter, only to learn that every conquest is marred by betrayal and that true love eludes him.
Notes
Title from container.
From the novel by Guy de Maupassant.
DVD release of the 2012 motion picture.
Special features: Behind the scenes featurette.