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A
sumptuous tale of sex, scandal and intrigue. Faithful
to Laclos' 18thC novel, Frears and scriptwriter
Christopher Hampton succeed sublimely in capturing
the mores and ethos of these French aristocrats
who live for manipulation and sexual power games.
Malkovich is superb as the philanderer Valmont,
as is Glenn Close playing the Marquise de Merteuil,
with whom he plots the undoing of saintly Madame
de Tourvel (Michelle Pfeiffer)
Critics
“A first-rate piece of work by a director who's
daring and agile... It's heaven – alive in a way
that movies rarely are.'' Pauline
Kael, The New Yorker
Awards
Best
Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design, Oscars
1988
Links
Programme
Notes
The
notes for this film are available here.
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Director
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Stephen
Frears |
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Writers |
Christopher
Hampton
Choderlos de Laclos
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Cast |
John
Malkovich
Glenn Close
Michelle Pfeiffer
Uma Thurman
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Cert |
15 |
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Length |
2
hours |
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Country |
US
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