Dangerous Liaisons 

Updated adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' classic 18th Century tale of seduction, betrayal and revenge set in the modern 1960s world of Parisian high society. The beautiful Madame de ... See full summary »

Stars:

Catherine Deneuve, Rupert Everett, Nastassja Kinski

Cast

Series cast summary:
Catherine Deneuve	...	Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil 3 episodes, 2003
Rupert Everett	...	Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont 3 episodes, 2003
Nastassja Kinski	...	Madame Maria de Tourvel 3 episodes, 2003
Danielle Darrieux	...	Madame de Rosemonde 3 episodes, 2003
Leelee Sobieski	...	Cécile de Volanges 3 episodes, 2003
Andrzej Zulawski	...	Antoine Gercourt 3 episodes, 2003
Cyrille Thouvenin	...	Hugo / ... 3 episodes, 2003
Françoise Brion	...	Madame Volanges 3 episodes, 2003
Tedi Papavrami	...	Raphael Danceny 3 episodes, 2003

Storyline

Updated adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' classic 18th Century tale of seduction, betrayal and revenge set in the modern 1960s world of Parisian high society. The beautiful Madame de Merteuil seeks vengeance against her ex-lover Gercourt when he becomes engaged to her young goddaughter, Cécile. Merteuil turns to her ex-lover/partner-in-crime, Valmont, famous for his reputation as a Don Juan, to seduce Cécile and emotionally destroy her. While on his mission, Valmont gets sidetracked when he goes to visit his aunt and falls for Madame Tourvel, a virtuous, married woman who knows of his womanizing ways, but that only makes the challenge more exciting to Valmont. Together, Madame de Merteuil and Valmont make a dangerous team and they will stop at nothing when it comes to matters of the heart.

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Plot Keywords:

seduction | betrayal | 1960s | horse | twin | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK France Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

23 August 2003 (France)

Also Known As:

Dangerous Liaisons

Filming Locations:

Angus, Scotland, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

JLA Productions, Remstar Productions, Future Film Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

182 min (2 parts) 202 min (2 parts) 248 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The series takes place in late-'5's - early-'60s, yet Maria has a modern phone with a keypad in her hotel room.

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Connections

Version of Kiken na kankei (1978)

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Soundtracks

Carnaval, Op. 9, Scènes mignonnes sur quatre notes: 'Chopin'
Written by Robert Schumann

User Reviews

Good "modern" adaptation/expansion of one of my favourite stories.

This version of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" is, in my opinion, a very good 'modern' adaptation/expansion of one of my favourite stories. I liked the 1988 version very much. As an expanded version, this one was delicious.

I didn't find the duel/contest to be very convincing. Having said that, I think this is my only negative criticism of the picture. I didn't bother to see the English version. The French version with English subtitles worked very well.