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The #1 rule of seduction is don't fall in love!

In the game of seduction there is one rule - Never fell in love

A lavish and superbly cruel film that easily engages with a strong story, great characters and strong performances

Madame de Rosemonde's palace: interiors and park

Merteuil's interiors, staircase, Hall of mirrors

Château de Champs-sur-Marne, 31 rue de Paris, Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France

Fairuza Balk, Colin Firth, Meg Tilly, and Annette Bening in Valmont (1989)

Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction (1987)

Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, and Daniel Day-Lewis in The Age of Innocence (1993)

Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Melanie Griffith in Working Girl (1988)

Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, and Samuel West in Howards End (1992)

Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, and Cher in The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Harvey Keitel and Holly Hunter in The Piano (1993)

Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions (1999)

Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands in A Room with a View (1985)

Miranda Richardson in The Crying Game (1992)

John Cusack, Annette Bening, and Anjelica Huston in The Grifters (1990)

Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close, and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

One does not applaud the tenor for clearing his throat.

Peter Capaldi in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Michelle Pfeiffer and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Uma Thurman and Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Glenn Close and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Glenn Close

John Malkovich

Michelle Pfeiffer

Christopher Hampton

Choderlos de Laclos

A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.

Stephen Frears

Dangerous Liaisons

Too bad they don&apos;t film the book

I saw both &quot;Dangerous Liaisons&quot; and &quot;Valmont&quot; long before I read the original French novel, and now I understand why both movies left me feeling that something was missing, that the stories were lame, even though they were both good movies if one likes period pieces. It is necessary to read the chilling conclusion of the novel, in which both the lead characters are much more wicked than in the films, to appreciate Laclos&apos; criticism of the prevailing morality, or lack of it, among the privileged aristocracy of his day. The other defect of the movie versions was the casting; granted that all the actors in both films were good actors, except of course Reeves, but they simply were not believable in their roles. Close and Malkovich were not beautiful enough, and Firth and Bening were not wicked enough, to make the plot believable. I wish someone, maybe a French director as has been suggested, would make the definitive version. (I did think Henry Thomas was perfect in the role of Danceny in Valmont, his sweet innocence combined with budding bravado was excellent--why haven&apos;t we seen more of him lately?)

Official Trailer

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I saw both "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Valmont" long before I read the original French novel, and now I understand why both movies left me feeling that something was missing, that the stories were lame, even though they were both good movies if one likes period pieces. It is necessary to read the chilling conclusion of the novel, in which both the lead characters are much more wicked than in the films, to appreciate Laclos' criticism of the prevailing morality, or lack of it, among the privileged aristocracy of his day. The other defect of the movie versions was the casting; granted that all the actors in both films were good actors, except of course Reeves, but they simply were not believable in their roles. Close and Malkovich were not beautiful enough, and Firth and Bening were not wicked enough, to make the plot believable. I wish someone, maybe a French director as has been suggested, would make the definitive version. (I did think Henry Thomas was perfect in the role of Danceny in Valmont, his sweet innocence combined with budding bravado was excellent--why haven't we seen more of him lately?)

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