Possessed by love. Consumed by desire.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Christina Ricci, Colm Meaney, Philip Glenister |
| Director |
Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod |
| Screenplay | Rachel Bennette, from the novel by Guy de Maupassant |
| Music | Lakshman Joseph de Saram, Rachel Portman |
| Cinematography | Stefano Falivene |
| Editing | Gavin Buckley, Masahiro Hirakubo |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2012 |
| Produced by | Redwave Films, 19 Entertainment, Protagonist Pictures, Rai Cinema |
Official Site | IMDB page
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Isolated, with context, 'bastard' |
| Nudity | Breast and buttock exposure, sexual context |
| Sex | Suggestive, provocative, brief, strong |
| Violence | Brief, moderate impact, within context |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | A French period drama portraying one man's desire for success and wealth. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Debashine Thangevelo  Languid lothario forgetful. | 5 |  |
| Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Voorspelbaarheid te veel in visier. | 10 |  |
| Cape Times David Rooney Many brooding shots for Team 'Twilight' fans... but nobody's home. | 5 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli Bel Ami is too slow and takes itself too seriously to work as a juicy, period piece soap opera and not nearly intelligent enough to mark an effective replication of its classic source material. | 10 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers We rightfully expect fireworks. What we get is the film equivalent of a wet blanket. | 8 | |
| Metacritic.com 25 critics | 8 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 86 critics | 10 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Bel Ami contains some soapy pleasures but it overall rushes through the narrative and suffers from a vague central performance by Robert Pattinson. | 5 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 10 | |
| Movie Review Intelligence 30 critics | 7 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 8470 Netizens Events happen very fast, it's mainly fully understandable to those who have actually read, loved, discussed and grasped the novel! | 11 |  |
Average .. 40% | 8 | |