Bel Ami (2012)

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Movie
German title Bel Ami
Original title Bel Ami
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 2012
length 100 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 12
Rod
Director Declan Donnellan,
Nick Ormerod
script Rachel Bennette
production Uberto Pasolini
music Rachel Portman ,
Lakshman Joseph De Saram
camera Stefano Falivene
cut Gavin Buckley,
Masahiro Hirakubo
occupation

Bel Ami is the first British and the sixth novel adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's most successful work. The makers were able to win such well-known actors as Robert Pattinson , Uma Thurman , Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina Ricci for the production. The costume film premiered on February 17, 2012 at the Berlinale , and it was released in German cinemas on May 3, 2012.

action

Paris, around 1880: Georges Duroy, who is almost destitute, returns to Paris from the troops in Africa. In a nightclub he meets his former regimental comrade Forestier, who now works as the head of the political section of the newspaper Vie Française , published by banker Walter.

The women lie at Duroy's feet, including Clotilde, the publisher's wife Walter and his daughter Suzanne. Publisher Walter wants to publish Duroy's experiences in a series of articles. The articles are supposed to be written by Duroy; he prefers to have fun with Rachel and at the end has the articles dictated by the well-written and eloquent Madeleine, Forestier's wife. Since Duroy takes the side of the Moroccans in the articles, the Moroccan bonds are bought by the readers and increase in value. When Walter feared losses, he canceled Duroy's article, but was forced to hire him as the clerk of the "gossip column" at the newspaper.

Duroy becomes Clotilde de Marelle's lover. He tries to gain social power through her, but she soon feels exploited. When they both go out and Duroy is noticed by a former lover, he ignores her. Rachel makes it public that they were together last week when Duroy had long since let Clotilde put her up, and she drives away in horror. Meanwhile, the newspaper succeeds in bringing down the government and having its favorite Laroche-Mathieu installed as foreign minister. An occupation of Morocco now seems to be the logical consequence.

Duroy now sticks to Madeleine Forestier, whom he ensnares. When her husband dies, Duroy marries Madeleine and becomes political editor of the Vie Française. At the same time, he begins courting Walter's wife and also flirting with her daughter Suzanne, who loves him. Duroy gets caught up in a political intrigue. Walter and Laroche-Mathieu instruct him to suggest in articles about Morocco that France will not occupy the country. The value of the Moroccan bonds is falling and it is only from Mme. Walter that Duroy learns that everything was just a trick - Walter bought the bonds cheaply, Morocco is to be occupied.

At home, Duroy catches Madeleine and Laroche-Mathieu red-handed and immediately enforces a divorce. He tries to blackmail Walter with his knowledge of the Foreign Minister's private and political affairs. He wants the political leadership of the Vie Française, a parliamentary position and shares in the profit expected in Morocco. After a few days, Walter refuses and prefers to let Laroche-Mathieu drop out.

Duroy has long since discovered a more rewarding role in Suzanne and soon drops Mme. Walter, who believes she is his lover. Only Clotilde, who has come back, realizes what game he is playing and takes revenge on behalf of all the other women who have been betrayed by slapping him. When Duroy is dismissed by Walter and his knowledge of Laroche-Mathieu's machinations is no longer sufficient to blackmail him because of his dismissal as minister, he abducts Suzanne who adores him. He forces Walter to agree to a marriage, which only Walter's wife vigorously opposes. The couple is married.

useful information

Filming began in February 2010 and lasted until April 20 of the same year. They took place in Budapest and in various locations in England, the home of both directors.

Although the amorous adventures of Georges Duroy had already been filmed several times, the film received international attention, so that a box office income of over 8 million dollars was recorded. A list of all novel adaptations can be found here .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Bel Ami . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2011 (PDF; test number: 129 901 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for Bel Ami . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440732/releaseinfo
  4. ↑ Bel Ami. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017 ; accessed on September 19, 2018 .
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440732/business
  6. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440732/locations
  7. ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=belami.htm