Dangerous Liaisons (1988)


Glenn Close             Marquise De Merteuil
John Malkovich          Vicomte De Valmont
Michelle Pfeiffer       Madame De Tourvel
Swoosie Kurtz           Madame De Volanges
Keanu Reeves            Chevalier Danceny
Mildred Natwick         Madame De Rosemonde
Uma Thurman             Cecile De Volanges
Peter Capaldi           Azolan
Joe Sheridan            Georges
Valerie Cogan           Julie
Laura Benson            Emilie
Joanna Pavlis           Adele
Nicholas Hawtrey        Major Domo
Paulo Abel DoNascimento Castrato
Francois Lalande        Cure
Francois Montagut       Belleroche
Harry Jones             Armand
Christian Erickson      Bailiff
Catherine Cauwet        Opera Singer

Directed by:            Stephen Frears
Produced by:            Norma Heyman, Hank Moonjean, James M. Nederlander


Set in pre-revolutionary France, an upper-class gentleman makes a wager with his ex-lover 
that he can seduce a virtuous woman.

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Set in France around 1760, the Marquise de Merteuil needs a favour from her ex-lover, Vicomte 
de Valmont. One of the Marquise de Merteuil's ex-lovers, Gercourt, is betrothed to a young, 
virtuous, woman called Cecile de Volanges. The Marquise would like Valmont to seduce Cecile 
before her wedding day, thus humiliating Gercourt. Meanwhile, Valmont has a conquest of his own 
in mind: Madame de Tourvel, a beautiful, married, and God fearing woman. The Marquise doesn't 
think that Valmont can seduce Mme de Tourvel. She tells him that if he can provide written proof 
of a sexual encounter with Mme de Tourvel, she will offer him a reward: one last night with her. 
Valmont, however, will find himself falling in love with Mme de Tourvel, and facing the deadly 
jealousy of the Marquise de Merteuil. All along, Cecile de Volanges is used as a pawn in this 
game of sexual conquest and scorned love.

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Set in Rococco France, a scheming widow and her ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a 
recently married woman. The ex-lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an 
honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will.