| Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Glenn Close |
Marquise De Merteuil
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| John Malkovich |
Vicomte De Valmont
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| Michelle Pfeiffer |
Madame De Tourvel
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| Swoosie Kurtz |
Madame De Volanges
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| Mildred Natwick |
Madame De Rosemonde
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| Keanu Reeves |
Chevalier Danceny
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| Uma Thurman |
Cecile De Volanges
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| Laura Benson |
Emilie
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| Peter Capaldi |
Azolan
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| Joe Sheridan |
Georges
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| Valerie Gogan |
Julie
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Romance |
| Director |
Stephen Frears |
| Producer |
Christopher Hampton; Norma Heyman |
| Writer |
Christopher Hampton; Choderlos de Laclos |
| Studio |
Warner Brothers |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
120 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| French author Francois Choderlos de Laclos ' 1782 novel Les Liasons Dangeureuses has been adapted for stage and screen several times over the past century; 1988's Dangerous Liasons was the most successful and most opulent of these adaptations. The plot is motivated by a cruel wager between the beautiful but debauched Marquise de Merteuil ( Glenn Close ) and her misogynistic former lover, the Vicomte de Valmont ( John Malkovitch ). The Marquise challenges Valmont to seduce the virginal Cecile de Volanges ( Uma Thurman ) before the girl can be wed. Valmont offers a more difficult counter-challenge: He bets the Marquise that he will be able to bed the very moral and very married Madame de Tourvel ( Michelle Pfeiffer ). In the course of carrying out his plan, Valmont is stricken with a sudden case of honor and remorse, while the Marquise becomes all the more vicious. As a means of purging his soul before entering the Next World, Valmont, mortally wounded in a duel, leaves behind evidence of the Marquise's treachery, destroying her prestige in society. Dangerous Liaisons is so absorbing and entertaining that one can forgive the script's occasional glaring anachronisms. -- Hal Erickson |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
18 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
Divx |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Subtitles |
English; French |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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