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Watch: Robert Pattinson Woos Christina Ricci In Clip 'Bel Ami' Plus New Pics From The Film & Take A Listen To The Score

23 April 2012 3:05 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »

If the graphic violence, giant rats, and seizure-inducing imagery of “Cosmopolis” dissuaded you from the film's otherwise compelling look at sex and politics, then perhaps Robert Pattinson's period drama “Bel Ami” is more up your alley. A new clip and soundtrack details have hit the web, and they both certainly share some similarities, believe it or not.

The clip from the Guy de Maupassant adaptation, features a shirtless Pattinson alongside a similarly nude Christina Ricci as they discuss a letter from his past. It's all very snappy and playful, pushing toward that mix of delicate wit and eroticism that Patrice Leconte's “Ridicule” achieved admirably, and this new film seems a pleasure to watch as well (though our reviewer at the Berlin Film Festival wasn't quite as enamored). Pattinson plays George Duroy, an entrepreneur in 19th century Paris who rises from poverty to riches on account of his quick mind and good looks, »

- Charlie Schmidlin

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Michel Duchaussoy obituary

20 March 2012 11:40 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

French actor who played several classic roles on stage and dubbed the voice of Marlon Brando in The Godfather

In order to fully appreciate the wide-ranging acting talents of Michel Duchaussoy, who has died from a heart attack aged 73, one would have to be both French-speaking and resident in France. To those less fortunate, the knowledge of Duchaussoy is restricted to his striking appearances in several Claude Chabrol movies, and others by Alain Jessua, Louis Malle and Patrice Leconte, which were among the relatively few of his many films to be released in Britain and the Us. 

In France, Duchaussoy was equally known as a television actor, whose voice was also recognisable from his dubbing of cartoon characters and stars such as Marlon Brando, in The Godfather. Prolific as he was in films and television, Duchaussoy was celebrated mainly for his 20-year tenure with the Comédie-Française theatre in Paris. There, »

- Ronald Bergan

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The Suicide Shop thrives in a world of depression and gloom (trailer)

21 February 2012 11:40 AM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

It's not too surprising that two years have passed since we first touched base with Patrice Leconte's foray into animated fare. The Suicide Shop (Le magasin des suicides), based on Jean Teule's novel, looked and sounded like fun but animation seems to take longer than a Malick film to emerge so here we are, two years after we first posted about the film, with an update.

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New Trailer For Patrice Leconte's The Suicide Shop (Le Magasin Des Suicides)

21 February 2012 10:00 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

Imagine a city so cold and gray and dreary that suicide is the only growth industry to be found. And imagine a family run shop - one stretching back for generations - catering to exactly that urge, selling all the tools and accessories you could possibly need to take your own life in any fashion imaginable. And then imagine the shop-owning family's dismay when a new baby arrives. A happy baby. A baby that makes everyone around him happy. The impact on the family business could be devastating.This is the premise of Patrice Leconte's upcoming animated feature The Suicide Shop (Le Magasin Des Suicides). The deliciously tongue in cheek black comedy is due for release this spring and they have just released a new »

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