Bel Ami (2012 film)

Bel ami
Directed byDeclan Donnellan
Nick Ormerod
Screenplay byRachel Bennette
Based onBel Ami
by Guy de Maupassant
Produced byUberto Pasolini
StarringRobert Pattinson
Uma Thurman
Kristin Scott Thomas
Christina Ricci
Colm Meaney
Anthony Higgins
CinematographyStefano Falivene
Edited byGavin Buckley
Masahiro Hirakubo
Music byLakshman Joseph De Saram
Rachel Portman
Production
companies
Redwave Films
XIX Entertainment
Protagonist Pictures
Rai Cinema
Distributed byStudioCanal (France and United Kingdom)[1]
01 Distribution (Italy)[1]
Release dates
  • 17 February 2012 (2012-02-17) (Berlin International Film Festival)
  • 9 March 2012 (2012-03-09) (United Kingdom)
  • 8 June 2012 (2012-06-08) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
France
Italy
LanguageEnglish
Budget€9 million[2]
Box office$8 million[1]

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.[3]

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.[4] The film was budgeted at €9 million.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Bel Ami". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  2. ^ a b Lodderhose, Diana (February 14, 2012). "'Bel' rings changes". Variety.
  3. ^ Currie, Matt (January 8, 2010). "Christina Ricci Joins Robert Pattinson in BEL AMI". Collider. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  4. ^ "18 World Premieres in the Competition". berlinale.de. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-01-20.