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Valmont (1989) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Ceasar Awards
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
132 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1989 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Milos Forman

Written By:
Choderlos de Laclos
Jean-Claude Carrière

Actors:
Colin Firth ..... Valmont
Annette Bening ..... Merteuil
Meg Tilly ..... Madame de Tourvel
Fairuza Balk ..... Cecile
Siân Phillips ..... Madame de Volanges
Jeffrey Jones ..... Gercourt
Henry Thomas ..... Danceny
Fabia Drake ..... Madame de Rosemonde
T.P. McKenna ..... Baron
Isla Blair ..... Baroness
Ian McNeice ..... Azolan
Aleta Mitchell ..... Victoire
Ronald Lacey ..... José
Vincent Schiavelli ..... Jean
Sandrine Dumas ..... Martine

Synopsis:

Whose revenge is more devastating? The revenge of a man, or the revenge of a woman? How do people pay for playing around with the feelings of others? The charming widow the Marquise de Merteuil starts an unscrupulous game of revenge with her ageing lover Gercourt who is leaving her to marry her own cousin, the young Cecile who was raised in a convent. The Marquise's friend, the court seducer Vicomte de Valmont becomes the tool of her revenge. In order to punish Gercourt - who hankers after Cecile's virginity - Vicomte is supposed to seduce Cecile before her wedding thus robbing Gercourt of his prize. Forman's adaptation of the famous novel 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' by Choderlos de Laclos focuses on the author's reflection of French high society at the end of 18th century, and also considers the concept of absolute freedom, which can only be achieved through the separation from basic human values, loneliness, or death.

Merteuil (Annette Bening), a beautiful, wealthy widow in society, discovers that her secret lover Gercourt (Jeffrey Jones) is betrothed. She learns from her cousin Madame de Volanges (Siân Phillips) that Gercourt's new fiancée is none other than Volanges' 15-year-old daughter Cecile (Fairuza Balk). Volanges confides in Merteuil that Gercourt chose Cecile as she was raised in a convent to keep her chaste before marriage. Volanges also admits there were worries over the betrothal, as people were discussing Gercourt's former mistress's sanity. Angered over the loss of her lover and his slight of her character, Merteuil plots to deface Cecile's virtue by having her friend Valmont (Colin Firth) seduce Cecile. Valmont declines Merteuil's request because he is trying to lure Madame de Tourvel (Meg Tilly), a married guest of his aunt who is staying in the country while her husband is abroad. Merteuil chides Valmont for his effort, and they make a wager: if Valmont succeeds in bedding Madame de Tourvel, he may bed Merteuil; if he fails, he must join a monastery.

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love. Based on the same novel as 'Dangerous Liaisons.'

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