Where is Robert Pattinson's Bel-Ami Mustache?

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From VanityFair.com

Like many reluctant heartthrobs, Robert Pattinson is torn between his desire to be taken seriously as an actor and his desire to still look hot. (Kate: I don't think he's torn. He's hot no matter what. Ooh I'm a poet and didn't know it. Back to Rob) Recently leaked images from the Budapest set of Bel-Ami, based on the 19th-century French novel by Guy de Maupassant, show Pattinson looking dandyish in a top hat and tails as the womanizing social climber Georges Duroy. In almost every way, Pattinson looks the part. (Kate: Yes he does) Duroy is described in the book as “tall, well-built, fair, with blue eyes, a curled mustache, hair naturally wavy… he recalled the hero of the popular romances.” Anything missing? That’s right: the mustache. Duroy’s luxuriant lip-hair is his most distinctive feature, appearing as early as the second sentence:

After changing his five-franc piece Georges Duroy left the
restaurant. He twisted his mustache in military style and cast a
rapid, sweeping glance upon the diners.

The many subsequent mentions of the mustache make it clear that it is Duroy’s most expressive feature as well:

• On reaching the second floor, he saw another mirror, and once more
slackened his pace to look at himself. He likewise paused before the
third glass, twirled his mustache, took off his hat to arrange his
hair, and murmured half aloud, a habit of his: “Hall mirrors are
most convenient.”

• At first he did not reply; a smile lurked beneath his mustache; then
he murmured: “I am your slave.” (Kate: Oh God, if Rob says that line in the movie, I will be dead)

• Madeleine cast down her eyes; her cheeks were pale. Georges
nervously twisted his mustache.

• He seated himself, crossed his legs and began to twist the ends of
his mustache, as was his custom when annoyed, uneasy, or pondering
over a weighty question.

There is even a sensual description of the mustache in the original French that is strangely shaved off in the English editions. Here’s a rough translation:

• He spoke easily, with charm in his voice, much grace in his eyes, and irresistible seduction in his mustache. It was tousled on his lip, curled, pretty, blonde with red highlights and lighter shades in the spiky hairs on the ends.

Is there a no-mustache clause in Pattinson’s contract? Do his managers feel that a Pringles-guy ‘stache (Kate: giggle) would forever alienate him from the Twilight set, who prefer him looking forever adolescent? Hopefully the filmmakers will add it in post-production.

Thanks To Kim for the tip!

81 comments:

crystaldream84 said...

I really hope there will be NO mustache. I don't care if it's the story, I like him with some beard like in RM, but I think he would look ridiculous with mustache!

staceybuckleyuk said...

Oh Kate you never disappoint, I love your commets I actually laugh my ass off every time, your so on my level!!

Good work as always.

Oh and getting back to Non Mustache Rob, I too will die....T..H..U..D..if he says anything about being a slave in the movie, good god man!!!

He could have a yetti beard let alone a mustache on him, he'd still be hot hot hot Rob Rob Rob.

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Glamglass said...

The thing was that there was too much competition between Slugs.....The Eye slugs decided they would not allow a Grand master Tache Slug!! :-)

Ziggy said...

The mustache is curled... I think that answers the problem. Rob played Dali... who wore the most famous curled mustache of all. The similar imagery would be weird. That is my opinion.

And a post-production mustache? As in CGI? I think I'd cringe to see one.

I hate disagreeing, but I think it was smart of the production to forgo the facial hair. His character is a playboy, first and foremost. A mustache is not the deciding factor. Yah know?

Gwen Cooper 426 said...

And cover up that BEAUTIFUL face? Nooooo! Sans mustache is perfect! More Pretty to gaze upon. IMO. ; )

HeneciaD said...

pics are great and I like this omg

Kate said...

I like without as well ;-) even though I did like the mustache in little ashes ;-)

@stacey aww thanks but if you think my tags are funny Goz's will have you rolling on the floor coz she's the queen of comments!!

Robiscool said...

Voting a BIG NO on the mustache!

Unknown said...

Pleeease, Rob doesnt look like a teen ager anymore, thats one of the things that I love about him.
And I am sure he will look great even with a moustache, so I really dont care if he uses one or not. And this wont be the first time that a director decides to change something from the book in order to make more atractive a movie.
In vampire diaries,Helenas character is blond.

Suz said...

I Vote NO! to the 'stache.

Make the film critics concentrate on his acting instead of cheap jabs.

(you know they would go there... )

Georges is magnificently perfect, AS IS!

Anonymous said...

completely off topic, but, have you all seen this, March 30th post

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/index.html

disappointed it's not Midnight Sun, but I'm still excited to read it

Anonymous said...

maybe the stash will be CGI LOL

RTP_KJS_Lover said...

NOOOOOOOOOOO mustache, please.

The slave comment sans mustache, please, dear God, please!!!!

Unknown said...

Couldn't care less about the mustache. He's hot either way. The 'stache only covers his beautiful face :-)

SusieGlam said...

I am so glad he does not have the mustache. Prefer him that way!

This article is just being silly. It doesn't affect the character (or the movie) if Georges has a mustache or not. The only requirement is that Georges be very handsome since he is a seductor of women. And Rob is perfectly gorgeous for that!

rpattzgirl survived Rob! said...

This article pissed me off... Making it sound like he doesn't have one to protect his looks, really?? Like he doesn't always grow a grizzly Adams on his downtime?

He doesn't need the stache to be Duroy..a lot of book describe a character as having long blond hair, then you get an actress with short dark hair..it doesn't really matter to the part IMO...

But if he ends up with one he'll still be hot!!!

Gemgirl65 said...

Good Lord, hopefully it will NOT be added in post-production! A CGI 'stache on DuRob??? Mon Dieux! Sacre bleu! French toast! (whoops, wrong movie...:)

I'll bet wardrobe tried 10 different facial hair pieces on Rob and decided they all interfered with the gorgeous planes of Rob's perfectly sculpted face. He had his own beard to begin with, and they ended up shaving it all off. I'll be anything that in the meantime, they shaved it into 5 different shapes to see if any of them looked good. Then the obviously decided to dispense with the whole thing.

For modern audiences, 1880s style mustaches are unattractive, even ludicrous-looking. In order for 21st century people to buy DuRob as a heartthrob that women throw themselves at, they wanted to make him as appealing as possible. And a Frito-Bandito curly 'stache would have defeated the purpose.

YAY to 'stacheless Georges! I am so excited to see this movie, I can't even put it into words.

rpattzgirl survived Rob! said...

Suz,
miss your comments...

rpattzgirl survived Rob! said...

Leann,
LMFAO! Frito bandito stach...I almost choked on my salad...

Anonymous said...

What Leann said.

I could have caused giggles.

Suz said...

RPG & Leann!

H
U
G
S

Georges for the WIN!

xxx

Vangie said...

kate,i really love this blog not negative about rob love it,anyway my two cents no mustache no facial hair because when bel-ami finish filming he will go back to being a very hairy rob,so lets enjoy the beauty while it last

Unknown said...

I personally would like to have NOTHING obstructing his gorgeous facial features...so I say...slash the 'stache! :D

Gemgirl65 said...

(((hugs back!))) Suz and rpattzgirl! Glad you caught the gist of my post despite all the typos. ;p

I was sooo worried about craptastic facial hair on Georges. I've been relieved (and highly aroused) by the sight of Rob's pretty slean-shaven mug during BA filming. I mean, he could have pulled it off; but I totally agree with your comment about it being a source of "cheap jabs," Suz. Rob has to work harder than most to gain respect for his work, for several reasons. Thankfully he has the chops to back it up (I never doubted it, never will!)

My best Remember Me viewing experience was the last one. Several teenaged girls who obviously hadn't seen the movie before were there, and they were all sobbing by the end. When I ran into them in the bathroom after the show, they weren't talking about how hot Rob was. Instead, they were talking about what a GOOD ACTOR he was. I got such a warm fuzzy over that, I can't even tell you. Robert Pattinson, winning people over with his talent, one skeptical viewer at a time....!

Fiftyshadesofpink said...

I would absolutely piss myself laughing if they added a moustache in post-production... The very idea!

Clean-shaven Georges for me please, although not really fussy when it comes to RobAmi ;)

Gemgirl65 said...

Dammit that was supposed to be "CLEAN-shaven"...butterfingers! :p

Back to work now....

Gemgirl65 said...

Oh and I was talking about my own typo, not your post, 50shades...oy vey...I give up! ;D

Capitu Santiago said...

I really do not care...

I adore the actor, love the humble guy, lust for the man.
Anyway and always!

=)

rpattzgirl survived Rob! said...

Leann,
That's a great RM experience...because his acting did shine through so completely...even though Robler was about has hot as ever...

But DuRob is giving me the shivers with this clean shaved face...tingles all over...

RPLover said...

I'm with you all-don't care how much they talk about it, a 'stache doesn't make a character and I'm SO GLAD they decided against it!

Leann, LMAO @ "craptastic facial hair"! Your comments were great. :)

Gemgirl65 said...

RPG, Robler was just insanely, heart-breakingly hot. So the fact that these girls were talking about how sad the movie was and how good Rob was in it impressed me even more. They obviously weren't huge Rob fans or they wouldn't have waited 2 weeks to see it. So they were just impressed by his performance, which I'm sure Rob would love to hear...the highest compliment!

RPLover, I was so worried about craptastic facial hair that I did a blog post about it a month or two ago! LOL I finally posted something again last night after weeks of Rob-drooling and zero productivity. LOL "It's All Rob's Fault!"

rpattzgirl survived Rob! said...

Leann,
That's pretty impressive... a lot of the people in my 10 viewings have been older (like 80, 90 yrd olds) and have all been very impressed as well...that says a lot...

Just so dang proud of him, although we all knew this about him anyway!

LTavares2011 said...

Is Vanity Fair preparing an excuse to hate the movie? The lack of a mustache? It is ridiculous. The most important thing is the way Rob is playing Duroy and I know he is doing well. Bel Ami will be a great movie and a great success.

I love Rob with or without beard, with or without mustache. He is stunning!!!!

Haystackhair said...

Umm, helloooo? twilight set ain't going to be seeing this movie with all the smexin in it.
I think I squeed a little when I typed that. LOL

Anonymous said...

I may not like the storyline, but I'm glad they did not touch Robert's face! He looks absolutely gorgeous just the way he is in these pics! He does not need a mustache to look manly, he already looks manly.

I like Robert either clean shaven, or with a slight beard/scruff.

And Kate I agree, if they have DuRob say: "I'm your slave" I think I might just die right alongside you! lol

shufflebin said...

Leann

last time i saw REMEMBER ME, people were clapping at the end and most of them did not get up until the lights were on.

Some were commenting about the ending too

Unknown said...

this articl is stupid!

Cherri said...

I saw a previous pic of Rob wearing a wedding band. That was a turn on!! It was a very strange reason for a turn on, I admit.

RPLover said...

Hi, RPG, if you're still here! :)

Vangie said...

it seems as though roger egbert took another look at RM his friends sure has rob you are a darling of a man all my niece's friends cannot stop talking of the movie and my niece said to me that guy that you love so much all her guy friends say power to him great acting he had them all in tears and they went to another showing one of the guy payed and my niece have never been intrested in nothing execpt music

LM said...

Written in or written out, Rob does not need the mustache. His face is so beautiful, why cover any part of it? He is dynamite in top hat and cravat. The ladies will fall over themselves for Robami, Robroy, DuRob or whatever we are calling him.

I sent this pic to my period costume loving Rob hating daughter. We'll see if she falls for him now too.

shufflebin said...

evangeline

thats nice of Roger Ebert, did you see this in an article somewhere, i would love to read it!

AP said...

I think he's done the mo' - can't top Dali's so why try? lol

Athena said...

Personally, as I've already mentioned, I am glad that there's no moustache, especially a fake one :).

Emily said...

AP - I had the same thoughts about Dali. That's a hard one to top. :)

Not that Rob couldn't rock it in Bel Ami, I'm sure he could but let's not distract from the perfection that is Rob's face.

Not saying I don't love me some grizzly Rob now and then but just a mustache? Um, no. Unless you are Billy Burke. Then it's actually kinda hot.

Ms. Bonderson said...

he murmured: “I am your slave.” (Kate: Oh God, if Rob says that line in the movie, I will be dead)

Me, too! Can you imagine... :)

EnglishDreamer said...

He's so fhot, with or without the stache, but I prefer him without it. Lovin his lips too much, you see. The anticipation of this movie is going to send me into oblivion...hope they bring it quick!

EnglishDreamer said...

Yeah, as far as "I'm your slave"?....well, I can't even think about that right now without surely going into oblivion.

Emily said...

Amen on the "I am your slave" line EnglishDreamer.

Whew...is it hot in here? I'm gonna go open a window.

jessegirl said...

GwenC: I'm with you. Forget the stache! Personal preference, I know, and Kate, I, too, remember the references to the stache in the book. But in this small matter, ditch the thing.

A CGI moustache?? Point of that?
I'm sure Rob could grow any kind of facial hair called for anytime.

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AnsleyC said...

Maybe they will cgi the mustache on lol jk..

shoegal2547 said...

Pick up the no mustache Rob at the next window please! :-)

@GwenCooper426: Have missed your comments...welcome back.

Lemonless said...

Hey, ladies!

@Emily@ ITA about Billy Burke, though not without a 'tache, funnily enough Rob without, Billy with.

Not that I don't love me some grizzly Rob on occasion, but oh, My! the man looks fine in all that upright fancy clothing and a clean jawline. Lord Snooty all growed up. (That last comment has irony all over it, in case it didn't come across the screen)

Susanne said...

Don´t need the moustache, he´s hotter without it!

wensdazzled by ThePretty said...

the stache would look alot like Dali (which i hate to say was kinda hot)

i wouldn't be sad if they let his beautiful face w/out it but def no cgi-that's just wrong LOL

skywaitress said...

ziggy-I agree with you. The Dali stach probably scared the producers of Belami. His own real stash would be a totally diff. story though! This would rock!

I pray for no CGI stash, that would be even worse!

Though Rob looks great in any way, shape or form, I vote no stash!

Kerri said...

The Pringles guy. LOL! I too, Kate, giggled.

Im so glad the tossed the ugly stash out. I hate mustaches. They remind me of Tom Seleck or Burt Reynolds. UGH! Rob looked goofy with the stash in Little Ashes. Hey, Little stashes. HAHAHAHA! Okay, I need a nap.

Jane said...

A mustache to cover up those gorgeous lips. I don't thin so no matter what the book says. Who thinks a mustache is sexy, not me, for one.

Cindygal said...

...I'm also glad there's no mustache!! I prefer Rob clean shaven!

Gemgirl65 said...

shufflebin and evangeline, I LOVE hearing stories like that about Remember Me. LOVE!!!

I hope Bel Ami turns out to be a "critic's darling" even if it does box office similar to Remember Me. (A period piece with an R-rating is going to have a limited audience, I think that's a given.) I just want Rob to have the respect of those in his chosen field. I think he is earning it the right way and I am sooo excited about his future. :)

S.J. Marks said...

No mustache....coming from someone who has read the script.

shufflebin said...

Leann

Gosh, I was thinking the same about BA. Whatif. But I think he is trying to build his reputation and respect, so you are right. That is more important in the long run.

Isnt he so cute and lovable. I still cant get over the Hungarian speak he did, his voice is just to die for.

shufflebin said...

full-bearded rob, scruffy rob, clean-shaven rob, theyre all yummy rob

but, yes, i dont like that 'tache, so good. but no CGI!!!

d67 said...

I realize I'm in the minority here, but I was really hoping all that scruff from the Haiti telethon(just neatened up a bit) would make it into the movie...I was really diggin it!
But, of course, clean shaven or not, he's so beautiful...it doesn't matter...
(though i have to admit not a fan of mustaches at all, except on BB)

lallieb said...

No, no, no mustache! The point that Georges is able to charm and seduce the women (have not read the book), on SCREEN will be more believable and relatable with Rob's clean shaven, exquisitely handsome face. A mustache (sorry Guy, it's another century) would look cheesy and distracting. Ziggy made good point as well about comparison to Dali. Stupid article.

Vangie said...

well well all the guest are gone, to me rob look like cedric sweet and would you;ll belive i never saw harry potter only when i niece who rob look liked and showed mebut i know rob is fine

Robs Bitch said...

The author of this piece is clearly in need of a mustache ride. Really? If Georges Duroy is without a stache that truly affects the storyline?

Now, if the mustache saved him from a carriage collision or was the focus of his first journalistic venture, I could see the significance of keeping it in, but come on, Rob can twist his sideburns instead and get the same effect.

Some people will seek out anything they can to dismiss something they are TRYING to dismiss.

Loisada said...

Suz, very good point. Robroy doesn't need any embellishments the critics could easily skewer.

Your spunky perceptive musings are as sorely missed as Ms. Goz and her devious wit! The playground just isn't the same anymore ;(

MMc said...

How could they ADD a mustache in post??
Wouldn't that look pretty fake?

Rob didn't look too great in Little Ashes with the weird mustaches so I hope they don't add one - keep him like he is.........the pretty.

Lucerne said...

I am happy that there isn't any mustache. While i have not seen Little Ashes, i have seen pictures of Rob in that movie with the mustache and i HATED it.

Nancy said...

I don't think he's going to have one girls... where are your heads, thoughts, this is a movie....

Don't like the hair, but love Rob, he will be sexy in this one, we hope.....

Of course, he always is for us! Rob can never be anything but sexy!
FILTM

Kelly Louise said...

I had been wondering about the 'stache as well, since it's such an essential part of the character of Georges that is missing. I'm sure Rob'll pull it off with or without, but I hope the producers do have an idea about how to handle that.. Thought about the Dali thing as well, Ziggy, the appearances are quite similar, so, maybe that's why.. but I guess we'll see.

Unknown said...

@ shufflebin

here in Milan (Italy) last saturday it happened the same: nearly full theather (on the first gorgeous afternoon after several weeks of rain this is NOT granted! ), with no more than 20% teenagers, collective *gasp* when the final twist of the plot was understood, and several people clapping at the end.

Georgie said...

I'll add my voice to the "no moustache" campaign - Rob doesn't need it to give the Georges character authenticity! If they want to put in some effect, they can always have him running his fingers through his hair in place of twirling the 'stache.

RM finishes in cinemas here today after 3 weeks - a pity, as I would've had time to go see it a 4th time over the Easter holidays.

skorpia said...

Oh giv me a damn break! how many times do they not follow the book when it comes to descriptions of the characters..Rob could twirl his hair (or run his fingers right through it) SLOOOOOOWWLY- there problem solved.

wensdazzled by ThePretty said...

@skorpia--fingers thru the hair--i like the way you think! much better than the goofy mustache

solas said...

Anyone trained or even with a few courses in psychology will know the innuendos and even subconscous games in the mustache, especially the 1880s style kind, twirled. Even nowadays watching men touch thier facial hair, twirl it, suck on it, can give enough sexual undertones or overtones enough to write a book. So it certainly added to the story, and if done right could certanly add to the film, but some of the comments here-- about modern day audiences not appreciating the hints and only wanting to see the beautiful face, and not wanting a reminder of Dali role-- may be correct.

lallieb said...

Hi Solas, thanks for weighing in here, I know you're selective where you choose to comment (understandably). I think Skorpia might have a point about the hair twirling in place of a mustache or just giving the right expression to convey the mood. Rob's acting ability will be severely tested here. He sure looks the part, but the rest remains to be seen. Hope all is well with you.

solas said...

Hi LallieB! I was offline and out of communciation with the world for a few days, so I am trying to catch up. I want to thank you for the kind comment from the other day (Monday, I think).

 
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