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Valmont
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6.9/10   5,145 votes
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17 November 1989 (USA) more
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Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
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better of the two by far more (56 total)

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137 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Wil Wheaton was originally chosen to play Danceny, but the producers of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) would not release him from his commitments, and the role went to Henry Thomas. more
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Continuity: When Tourvel is in the market she places several food items in her basket one after the other. However, every time she does so the basket appears empty even though she had just placed something in it a moment before. more
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Madame de Volanges: Cecile! Martine!
Martine: Yes, Madame?
Madame de Volanges: Where is Cecile?
Martine: [nervously] Cecile? She's... she has...
Madame de Volanges: Where is she? Have you been at your post all night?
Martine: Yes, madame.
Madame de Volanges: Has anyone come in?
Martine: No, Madame.
Madame de Volanges: Martine.
Martine: [fearfully] Yes, Madame?
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Referenced in Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) more
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Minuet from Quartet in F, Opus 50, Number 5 more

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50 out of 62 people found the following comment useful.
better of the two by far, 4 October 2000
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Author: Andy Sandfoss from Cold Spring, KY

I notice a bit of a war going on between partisans of this and "Dangerous Liaisons" (the Glenn Close/John Malkovich/Stephen Frears vehicle). I'm not entirely sure why, but I find "Valmont" so much better. I think it's because: A) Milos Forman is unquestionably a better director than Frears, especially when he can call on the photographic talents of a cinematographer like Miroslav Ondricek; B) "Valmont" takes the time to develop some of the relationships between characters on screen, while the other simply injects the viewers into preexisting relationships; C) Colin Firth and Annette Benning are quite simply sexier than Glenn Close and John Malkovich; "Dangerous Liaisons" is too intellectual, while "Valmont" works at the hormonal level too. D) Fairuza Balk is far more believable as a virgin than Uma Thurman (can anyone say differently?!?). I certainly acknowledge "Dangerous Liaisons" as a well-made, well-acted film, but in the end I find it nearly unwatchable compared to "Valmont", which I can (and have) enjoyed over and over.

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