The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947
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1h 52m

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Angela Lansbury in The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)

In 1880, in Paris, chance brought together two former comrades-in-arms - Charles Forestier, who had become a journalist for "La Vie française" - and Georges Duroy, idle since leaving the six... Read allIn 1880, in Paris, chance brought together two former comrades-in-arms - Charles Forestier, who had become a journalist for "La Vie française" - and Georges Duroy, idle since leaving the sixth regiment of hussars.In 1880, in Paris, chance brought together two former comrades-in-arms - Charles Forestier, who had become a journalist for "La Vie française" - and Georges Duroy, idle since leaving the sixth regiment of hussars.

Director
- Albert Lewin
Writers
- Albert Lewin
- Guy de Maupassant
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6.7/10

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Director
- Albert Lewin
Writers
- Albert Lewin
- Guy de Maupassant
Stars

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Trivia
The movie is in black-and-white except for the one shot of Max Ernst's "Temptation of St. Antony", which is in color.

Goofs
At 9', a piano player and a violin player are doing a number. We hear a vibrato on the violin, but the left fingers of the player are not moving at all.

Quotes
Georges Duroy: [dying] I have been scratched by an old cat.

Crazy credits
Opening credits: "This is the history of a scoundrel. The time is 1880 and the place is Paris."

Connections
Referenced in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Soundtracks
My Bel Ami
by Jack Lawrence and Irving Drutman

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an adaptation. and a great cast. perfect choice for Georges Duroy character. a subtle, precise, impressive George Sanders in one of his magnificent roles. so, the key is not manner to adapted the novel of Maupassant but the art of each actor. because this movie is scene for a lot of stars. the story is old but the play is new. the novel is French and the science of details and nuances makes this American movie fruit of French cinema. the tale of Bel Ami is, in great measure, grace of Sanders and his partners, slice of Dorian Gray. it is not a masterpiece but it is a very interesting lesson. to define a world, to discover a book, to escape from Nick Ormerod last adaptation spell. a film as old yellow picture. good beginning to visit a world, to joy with drops of old fashion cinema style, to rediscover few crust of emotions and reflection to our small and bleak world.