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Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 American period romantic drama film directed by Stephen Frears, from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton based on his 1985 play Les Liaisons Dangereuses, itself adapted from the 1782 French novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The film depicts schemes of seduction and revenge among aristocrats in 18th century France, and stars Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman,…
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A corrupt French countess, Isabelle de Marteille, lives by placing bets on the secret love life of the aristocracy and dominates in this way socially. One day, Marteille commissions her ex-lover, the promiscuous Valmont, to seduce the young lady he is about to marry. He does brilliantly by winning the bet. The unexpected arrival of the beautiful Madame de Tourville is seen as a challenge to Marteille who assigns Val…More
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Phrase “timeless classic” is overused, but there are works of fiction really worthy of such description. One of those is *Les Liaisons dangereuses*, 1782 epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, one of the most scandalous books in the history of French literature. The book proved to be quite popular in subsequent centuries, serving as basis for numerous stage, film and television adaptations, often set in tim…More