Georges Duroy journeys through 1890s Paris, by cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, with his own wits and powers of seduction to grow from poverty to wealth, by the prostitute's embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy decoration, in a world where media and politics jostle for influence, where sex is celebrity and power an obsession.
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Georges Duroy journeys through 1890s Paris, by cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, with his own wits and powers of seduction to grow from poverty to wealth, by the prostitute's embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy decoration, in a world where media and politics jostle for influence, where sex is celebrity and power an obsession.
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