A new trailer has been released for the adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s 1886 novel Bel Ami. The film stars Twilight sensation Robert Pattinson as an ambitious young journalist who climbs the social ladder by having a series of affairs with influential women, which leads to plenty of complications.
Here’s the synopsis:
BEL AMI is the story of Georges Duroy, who 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.
The film also stars Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas,Christina Ricci, and Colm Meaney.
Catch Bel Ami on VOD May 4th, and in theaters on June 8th, 2012.
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