The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Summary:
Writer/director Albert Lewin, ever on the lookout for esoteric story material that would accommodate his fascination with Egyptian sculpture and feline symbolism, managed to inject both into The Private Affairs of Bel Ami. Though based on a Guy de Maupassant story, Bel Ami seems to have been written by Oscar Wilde, another of Lewin's pets (e.g. The Picture of Dorian G... Full Summary >>
Cast:
George Sanders - (Georges Duroy/Bel Ami)
David Bond - (Norbert de Varenne)
Angela Lansbury - (Clothilde de Marelle)
Ann Dvorak - (Madeleine Forestier)
Frances Dee - (Marie de Varenne)
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Review:
Albert Lewin had a predilection for literary sources for his films, and The Private Affairs of Bel Ami is one which is so derived, to very good effect. Granted, devotees of Guy de Maupassant's original novel will likely object to the liberties taken with the material, most particularly the ending in which the title character must pay for h... Continue >>
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