While Robert Pattinson fans have been waiting in vain for the domestic release of his new film Bel Ami, ten minutes of scenes from the pic have now hit the web with Pattinson’s lady-wooing skills on full display. The film is an adaptation of the 1885 Guy de Maupassant novel and stars Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman, and Kristin Scott Thomas. This Bel Ami tease comes by way of a sizzle reel intended to pique interest at the Berlin Film Festival where the film is premiering. If Bel-Ami nabs distribution at the fest, the film will finally get a US release date. It’s currently set to open in the UK in March.
Hit the jump to check out the Bel Ami scenes.
Via The Playlist.
Here’s a synopsis for the film:
Bel Ami is the story of Georges Duroy (Pattinson), 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.
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Well, seducing the window at the beginning didn’t work out.
It already has distribution in NA, Columbia Pictures, just waiting for a release date, it has it’s MPAA rating (R). Most of Europe, Australia, Russia have distribution and release dates too.
I do not like Pattinson, but I admit that his performance in this video looks great
Why don’t you like him, out of curiosity? Agree his performance looks promising. I think he plays naughty quite well, love the church scene.
This looks good.
Pattinson should do more roles with his own accent. He seems much more nuanced in this.
Bel Ami already has US distribution, it doesn’t have to “nab” it at the festival. Sony/Columbia Pictures picked up the film at the AFM last November. They haven’t announced a US release date yet, but I’m betting they will after the Berlin premiere.
All the actors look great in these scenes, the sets and costumes are gorgeous, and I look forward to seeing this when it opens. They don’t make enough adult dramas and I’m tired of badly made comic book/fairy tale movies.