Project Detail

Bel Ami

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.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
102 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod 1st Feature
Producer
Uberto Pasolini
Co-Producer
Laurie Borg
Executive Producer
Simon Fuller
Editor
Masahiro Hirakubo
Screenwriter
Rachel Bennette
Director of Photography
Hagen Bogdanski
Production Designer
Attila F Kovacs
Composer
Lakshman Joseph De Saram, Rachel Portman
Principal cast
Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci, Kristin Scott Thomas

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Production Status

Production Company

19 Entertainment

32/33 Ransomes Dock
35-37 Parkgate Rd
London
SW11 4NP
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7801 1919
Fax: +44 (0)20 7801 1920

Protagonist Pictures

4th Floor, Waverley House
7-12 Noel Street
London
W1F 8GQ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7734 9000

Redwave Films

31-32 Soho Square
London
W1D 3AP
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7753 7200
Fax: +44 (0)20 7753 7201

Sales Company

Protagonist Pictures

Waverley House
7-12 Noel Street
London
W1F 8GQ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7734 9000

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