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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 fo...

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Uniform Title:Bel ami (Motion picture : 2012)
Corporate Authors: Stage 6 Films, Red Wave (Firm), XIX Film, Protagonist Pictures (Firm), RAI Cinema (Firm), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Bennette, Rachel, Pasolini, Uberto, Donnellan, Declan, Ormerod, Nick, Pattinson, Robert, 1986-, Thurman, Uma, Scott-Thomas, Kristin, 1960-, Ricci, Christina, Meaney, Colm, 1953-, Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue; English or French subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2012]
Edition:2012.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > France > Paris > Drama.
Paris (France) > History > 1870-1940 > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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 married by betrayal and that true love eludes him.
Item Description:Title from container.
From the novel by Guy de Maupassant.
Special features: Behind the scenes featurette.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:Rating: R; for some strong sexuality, nudity and brief language; CHV rating: 14A.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Stefano Falivene ; editors, Masahiro Hirakubo, Gavin Buckley ; music, Laksham Jose de Saram, Rachel Portman.