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20/08/1997

BBC Two - The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

The story of a rogue who exploits women to fulfil his aspirations to social status.

Drama set in 19th-century Paris telling the story of a rogue who exploits women to fulfil his aspirations to wealth and social status. Adapted from Guy de Maupassant's novel.

Drama set in 19th-century Paris. Adapted from the novel by Guy de Maupassant, the film tells the story of Georges Duroy, a womanising rogue whose ambitions to gain wealth and social status leave a string of broken hearts in his wake.

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