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When you first got word that Robert Pattinson was starring in Bel Ami, a film based on the 1885 Guy de Maupassant novel about a  journalist who basically uses his hotness to rise to power in Paris, admit it -- you were skeptical.

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After Water for Elephants, did we really need another period piece from R Patz?

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But thanks to this 10-minute compilation of clips from the film, his fans are sure to be plenty pleased -- the reel is basically an ode to his seduction skills, which are put on full display in sexy scenes with Kristin Scott Thomas, Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci.

Plus with all of the American characters he's taken on as of late, it's nice to hear him with an accent again!

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But let's get real -- like you'll even be listening to any of the dialogue.

Check out the hot clips above.