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Georges Duroy (Robert Pattinson), a young man who spent three years serving his country, falls on hard times. He has no money and uses the services of prostitutes when he gets some change together. A chance meeting with a fellow soldier, Charles Forestier, who's doing well for himself, turns his life around.

Forestier gets Georges a well-paid job as a journalist. Through him, Georges is invited to social events where he meets the wives of many of Paris/36049/">Paris' most influential and wealthy men. He begins an affair with Clotilde de Marelle (Christina Ricci), whose husband is rarely around, but when he sees a chance to advance himself, he has to make a decision as to whether he wants love or power.

Based on the novel by Guy de Maupassant.