Adapted for stage and screen several times over the past century, French author Francois Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novel Les Liasons Dangeureuses was the basis for this Academy Award-winning Stephen Frears film. The plot is motivated by a cruel wager between the beautiful but debauched Marquise de Merteuil (Glenn Close) and her .. Read more
| Starring | Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Keanu Reeves |
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| Director | Stephen Frears |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Adapted for stage and screen several times over the past century, French author Francois Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novel Les Liasons Dangeureuses was the basis for this Academy Award-winning Stephen Frears film. 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.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Keanu Reeves, Uma Thurman |
|---|---|
| Director | Stephen Frears |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 55 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Post-Match Passion |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Czech, English, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1988 To Rent: DVD: 07 Oct 2002 |
"...Witty, entertaining, if occasionally overripe, decadence....[Nothing Close] has done on the screen before approaches the richness and comic delicacy of her work as the Marquise..."
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A wonderful and passionate costume drama
Stephen Frears brings De Laclos' novel to life with this stylish and spiteful adaptation. Glenn Close and John Malkovich excel in their best roles to date ... read more »
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Dangerous Liasons
I love this film just as much as the first time I saw it years ago. John Malkovich and Glen Close are brilliant. Their equally depraved characters are in ... read more »
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best film ever
My favourite film ever. John Malkovich is brilliant as Valmont - all the casting is brilliant (the lead casting). I could watch this film again and again . Do ... read more »
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beyond all doubt, amazing.
I'm finding it so hard to believe this film was made in 1988, but obviously it is. Glenn Close is absolutely marvellous, and the plotline is both surprising... read more »
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