Les liaisons dangereuses (1959)

Juliette Merteuil and Valmont is a sophisticated couple, always looking for fun and excitement. Both have sexual affairs with others and share their experiences with one another. But there ... See full summary »

Director:

Roger Vadim

Writers:

Claude Brulé (adaptation), Choderlos de Laclos (novel),

Stars:

Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, Annette Stroyberg

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jeanne Moreau	...	Juliette de Merteuil
Gérard Philipe	...	Vicomte de Valmont
Annette Stroyberg	...	Marianne Tourvel (as Annette Vadim)
Madeleine Lambert	...	Mme Rosemonde
Jeanne Valérie	...	Cécile Volanges
Nicolas Vogel	...	Jerry Court
Boris Vian	...	Prévan
Gillian Hills	...	Une amie de Cécile
Paquita Thomas	...	Nicole
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Danceny
Simone Renant	...	Mme Volanges

Storyline

Juliette Merteuil and Valmont is a sophisticated couple, always looking for fun and excitement. Both have sexual affairs with others and share their experiences with one another. But there is one rule: never fall in love. But this time Valmont falls madly in love with a girl he meets at a ski resort, Marianne.

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Plot Keywords:

love | pleasure | jealousy | depravity | switzerland | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

French

Release Date:

18 December 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dangerous Love Affairs

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Marceau-Cocinor

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Cruel Intentions (1999)

User Reviews

Obvious

Les Liasions Dangeureses is one of the best books ever written - very rococo, very stylish, and very evil but a kind of evil that you have to love. It is surprising even for me to say that the American version of this film beats this horrible French version. The film starts with the director obnoxiously explaining the plot and the characters are continuously explaining themselves. This story is all about secrecy, style and good manners. The film replaces all the good stuff with characters that say out loud all the facts the viewer should be obliged to ponder on. I saw this film with two other fans of Viscont de Valmont and Marqueis de Merteuil (I don't know if that's how you write it) and by the time the film had hit the first half an hour our faces were all alike - disillusioned and disgusted.