Bel Ami (2005)

Based upon the story by Guy de Maupassant, The History of a Scoundrel, tells of roguish NCO, Georges Duroy, who after serving 3 years in the French military in Algeria, returns to France, and travels to Paris to work as a journalist and seek his fortune. Duroy uses his guile and charm to seduce wealthy women in an effort to reach his goal.