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Bel-Ami
''Bel-Ami'' (, "Dear Friend") is the second novel by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885; an English translation titled ''Bel Ami, or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel'' first appeared in 1903. The story chronicles journalist Georges Duroy's corrupt rise to power from a poor former cavalry NCO in France's African colonies, to one of the most successful men in Paris, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy women. Summary The novel is set in Paris in the upper-middle class environment of the leading journalists of the newspaper ''La Vie Française'' and their friends. It tells the story of Georges Duroy, who has spent three years in military service in Algeria. After working for six months as a clerk in Paris, an encounter with his former comrade, Forestier, enables him to start a career as a journalist. From a reporter of minor events and soft news, he gradually climbs his way up to chief editor. Duroy initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy De Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story, as well as a representative of the naturalist school, depicting human lives, destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms. Maupassant was a protégé of Gustave Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, seemingly effortless ''dénouements''. Many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, describing the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught up in events beyond their control, are permanently changed by their experiences. He wrote 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. His first published story, " Boule de Suif" ("The Dumpling", 1880), is often considered his most famous work. Biography Henri-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant was born on 5 August 1850 at the late 16th-century Château de Miromesnil (ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bel Ami (British TV Series)
''Bel Ami'' is a British five part television costume drama based on the 1885 French novel ''Bel-Ami'' by Guy de Maupassant. It aired in 1971 on BBC Two, BBC 2. The series starred Robin Ellis as Georges Duroy, Suzanne Neve as Madeleine Forestier, Garfield Morgan as Jacques Rivat, Elvi Hale as Clotilde de Marelle, Margaret Courtenay (actress), Margaret Courtenay as Madame Walter, John Bryans as Monsieur Walter, Maurice Quick as Duroy's manservant, Peter Sallis as Norbert de Varenne, James Cossins as Forestier and Arthur Pentelow as Tattel. British television historian Claire Monk wrote, "BBC Two's five-part ''Bel Ami'' indicatively exhibited the sexual attitudes of its time in its makers' insistence that the story of penniless opportunist Georges Duroy— a social outsider in Parisian society who ruthlessly uses sex to pursue his ambitions— as basically a comedy with the charms of a fantasy world." Cast *Robin Ellis as Georges Duroy *Suzanne Neve as Madeleine Forestier *Garfield M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bel Ami (2012 Film)
''Bel Ami'' is a 2012 drama film directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod and starring Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Christina Ricci and Colm Meaney. The film is based on the 1885 French novel of the same name by Guy de Maupassant. The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on 17 February 2012, and was released theatrically on 8 June 2012 by Magnolia Pictures. The film was budgeted at €9 million. Plot Georges Duroy (Robert Pattinson) is a penniless former soldier making a living as an office clerk in 1880s Paris. At a club he meets an old friend, Charles Forestier (Philip Glenister), with whom he spent three years during the war in Algeria. The friend is well off and invites Georges to his home where he meets Mrs. Madeleine Forestier (Uma Thurman) and her friends Clotilde de Marelle (Christina Ricci) and Virginie Rousset (Kristin Scott Thomas). Mrs. Rousset's husband is an editor of the con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Bac
Ferdinand-Sigismond Bach, known as Ferdinand Bac, (15 August 1859, Stuttgart, Germany - 18 November 1952, Compiegne, France) was a German-French cartoonist, artist and writer, son of an illegitimate nephew of the Emperor Napoleon. As a young man, he mixed in the fashionable world of Paris of the Belle Époque, and was known for his caricatures, which appeared in popular journals. He also travelled widely in Europe and the Mediterranean. In his fifties, he began a career as a landscape gardener. The gardens that he created at Les Colombières in Menton on the French Riviera are now designated as a Monument Historique. He also wrote voluminously about social, historical and political subjects, but his work has been largely forgotten. Youth Ferdinand-Sigismond Bach was born in Stuttgart on 15 August 1859. His father, Karl Philipp Heinrich Bach (1811-1870), was a geologist, cartographer and landscape architect, the illegitimate son of Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia. Ferdinand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bel Ami (French TV Mini Series)
''Bel Ami'' is a 1983 French language television miniseries adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's 1885 novel '' Bel-Ami''. Written by Pierre Moustiers, the two episode series was directed by Pierre Cardinal. The cast included Jacques Weber as Georges Duroy, Aurore Clément as Madeleine Forestier, Michel Auclair Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović, sr-cyr, Владимир Вујовић; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema. Auclair was born to a Serbian fat ... as M. Walter, Anne Consigny as Suzanne, Rosette as Rachel, Denis Manuel as Charles Forestier, Micheline Bona as Mme La Roche Mathieu, Johan Corbeau as L'évêque, Dominique Daguier as Le lithographe, and Jacques Deloir as Langremont. References External links * French drama television series Works based on Bel-Ami Television shows based on works by Guy de Maupassant Television shows based on French novels { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bel Ami (1939 Film)
''Bel Ami'' is a 1939 German film directed by Willi Forst. It is loosely based on Guy de Maupassant's 1885 novel ''Bel Ami'', with considerable changes to the original plot. Plot In Paris, in about 1900, George Duroy, just returned from Morocco, spends a night with the singer Rachel, who is rehearsing the song ''Bel Ami''. Later at a party he tells the newspaper editor Forestier about Morocco. At the request of the ladies present Duroy is engaged by Walter, proprietor of ''La Vie Française'', as a journalist. Forestier's wife Madeleine, who is also the mistress of the Député Laroche, whom she allows to exploit her in order to influence the newspaper as Laroche wishes, helps Duroy in the composition of his texts. Forestier becomes jealous of Duroy and divorces Madeleine. The Minister for the Colonies, who has campaigned for a restrained foreign policy, has to resign. His successor is Laroche, who initially stands for interventionist policies because of his ownership of land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci ( ; born February 12, 1980) is an American actress known for playing unusual characters with a dark edge. Ricci works mostly in Independent film, independent productions, but has also appeared in numerous box-office hits. She is the recipient of Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild, and Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Ricci made her film debut at the age of ten in ''Mermaids (1990 film), Mermaids'' (1990), which was followed by a breakout role as Wednesday Addams in ''The Addams Family (1991 film), The Addams Family'' (1991). Subsequent roles in ''Casper (film), Casper'' and ''Now and Then (film), Now and Then'' (both 1995) established her as a teen idol. At 17, she moved into adult-oriented independent projects such as ''The Ice Storm (film), The Ice Storm'' (1997), ''Buffalo '66'', ''The Opposite of Sex'', ''Pecker (film), Pecker'' (1998), ''Prozac Nation (film), Prozac Nation'' (2001), ''Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bel Ami (1955 Film)
''Bel Ami'' is a 1955 historical drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Anne Vernon, Renée Faure and Jean Danet.Williams p.150 It was a co-production of Austria, France and East Germany. The film was shot in the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. It is an adaptation of the 1885 novel ''Bel Ami'' by Guy de Maupassant. Cast ;French Version * Jean Danet as Georges Duroy, called "Bel Ami" * Anne Vernon as Clothilde de Marelle * Renée Faure as Madeleine Forestier * René Lefèvre as Le banquier Walter * Christl Mardayn as Virginie Walter * Maria Emo as Suzanne Walter * Jacqueline Duc as Rachel * Jean-Roger Caussimon as Charles Forestier * Lukas Ammann as Le ministre Laroche-Mathieu * Egon von Jordan as Le reporter Saint-Potin ;German Version * Johannes Heesters as Georges Duroy, called "Bel Ami" * Gretl Schörg as Clothilde de Marelle * Marianne Schönauer as Madeleine Forestier * René Lefèvre as Le banquier Walter * Christl Mardayn as Virginie Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pattinson
Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor. #Filmography, His filmography often sees him portraying eccentric characters across a diverse range of genres. Known for starring in both major studio productions and independent films, Pattinson has been ranked among the List of highest-paid film actors, world's highest-paid actors, and his works have grossed over $4.7billion worldwide. In 2010, ''Time (magazine), Time'' included him in its list of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world, and he was also featured in the Forbes Celebrity 100, ''Forbes'' Celebrity 100. Born and raised in London, Pattinson started acting at age thirteen in a London theatre club. He made early screen appearances in supporting roles, including in ''Vanity Fair (2004 film), Vanity Fair'' (2004), and played Cedric Diggory in the fantasy film ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005) before making his debut as a lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London College Of Music
London College of Music (LCM) is a music school in London, England. It is one of eight separate schools that make up the University of West London. History LCM was founded in 1887 and existed as an independent music conservatoire based at Great Marlborough Street in central London until 1991. The college then moved to Ealing and became part of the Polytechnic of West London (which became Thames Valley University and was renamed the University of West London in 2011). In 1996 Thames Valley University created a School entitled London College of Music & Media, which encompassed LCM and a range of media-related subjects such as music technology, radio, journalism and other creative and digital arts. In 2005 LCMM was renamed the Faculty of the Arts, with music-related subjects administered by the Department of Music. Since March 2007 the music department has been operating once again under the title of London College of Music. Former principals of London College of Music inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charing Cross Theatre
The Charing Cross Theatre is an Off West End theatre under The Arches off Villiers Street below Charing Cross station. Founded in 1936, the venue occupied several premises in the West End of London before locating to its present site. The current site, from 1946 to 2002, presented Victorian-style music hall under the name Players' Theatre. It was refurbished in 2005 and reopened under new management in 2006 as The New Players Theatre, before being taken under new management by Broadway producer Steven M. Levy and Sean Sweeney in 2011, when the theatre changed its name to the Charing Cross Theatre, with the Players Bar & Kitchen. It is one of the smallest West End Theatres, rebuilt to meet the demands of national and international producers wanting a theatre which offers a degree of intimacy and is the equivalent in size of an off-Broadway space. With the appointment of Thom Southerland as Artistic Director in 2016, Charing Cross Theatre announced it was turning into a produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. It is a major centre of the Czech automotive industry thanks to the Škoda Auto company and therefore the centre of Czech industry as a whole. The city was named after Duke Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Boleslaus II, who founded a Gord (archaeology), gord here. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Mladá Boleslav consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Mladá Boleslav I (1,237) *Mladá Boleslav II (26,057) *Mladá Boleslav III (9,409) *Mladá Boleslav IV (857) *Bezděčín (356) *Čejetice (1,145) *Čejetičky (1,094) *Chrást (260) *Debř (912) *Jemníky (187) *Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
