The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

In late-19th-century Paris, journalist and unrepentant cad Georges Duroy (George Sanders) determinedly seduces a string of women in his hunt for advancement in career and in station, leaving broken hearts and lives in his wake. His unending obsession with title and status, however, might have ironic repercussions. Director Albert Lewin’s stylish take on the Guy de Maupassant novel also stars Angela Lansbury, Ann Dvorak, Warren William, Frances Dee, John Carradine. 112 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.