7.4
The Experiment
2001
“All women take to men who have the appearance of wickedness”
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
April 25, 19471h 52mEN
6.2
25 votes
Overview
A self-serving journalist uses influential women in late-1800s Paris and denies the one who truly loves him.
Director
Albert LewinWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
United ArtistsDavid L. Loew Productions
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7.0George Sanders was always great as the cad, and rarely better than here. He is the seriously ambitious "Duroy" who decides that he can use woman as stepping stones to social acceptability. He's broke and jobless, but luckily encounters his war-time buddy "Forestiere" (John Carradine) who gets him job at a newspaper. Networking opportunities beckon. Initially, it's bar-fly "Rachel" (Rachel Wilson) who keeps him entertained, then he alights on the slightly more sophisticated "Clotilde" (Angela Lansbury) whom he has a genuine soft spot for, but she isn't going to get him anywhere near far enough…
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