Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Dangerous Liaisons (1988) Movie Reviews
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Cast: John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves

Director: Stephen Frears

Writer: Christopher Hampton, Choderlos de Laclos

Running Time: 119 min.

Genre: Drama

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Synopsis: 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

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