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Dangerous Liaisons

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Juliette (Jeanne Moreau) and her husband, Valmont (Gérard Philipe), are an attractive, much-gossiped-about couple who help one another find lovers on the side in order to keep their own relationship interesting. Neither Juliette nor Valmont has ever taken these dalliances seriously, until Juliette's newest beau ditches her for the chaste Cecile (Jeanne Valerie). Scorned, Juliette enlists Valmont to seduce Cecile and ruin her good name, but the plan results in betrayal and violence.

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Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine 07/11/2019
The trouble with Les Liaisons Dangereuses is that Roger Vadim is a banal director with a defective sense of style. And style is what was needed for this transliteration into modern terms of Laclos' eighteenth-century novel. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/27/2005
4/5
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 02/26/2005
4/5
eerie and provocative Go to Full Review
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 01/10/2005
4/5
Angela Baldassarre Sympatico.ca 07/27/2004
3/5
Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) 07/09/2004
4/5
More than competent, far too often overlooked treatment. Go to Full Review
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01/20/2009 Good version of the play that does a good job with the pleasures of the story but also doesn't entirely resolve the lack of emotion in the two leads. The story still feels like it's satisfying a desire to see people fail, at one level or another. See more 06/20/2008 Beautiful performance by Moreau. This film broke so many barriers in terms of sexuality. I loved the theme of exploring women...finding the purpose of a woman, their intentions, desires, etc. Oh! and I absolutely loved the The Thelonius Monk music. The music played brilliantly throughout the whole film. See more 05/14/2008 Parce qu'il est toujours dangereux d'etre attiree par un belatre... See more 03/26/2008 Decadent fun, with a cool Thelonius Monk score. The accidental self-immolation at the end was a bit extreme, but overall, it's hard to believe this was made by the guy who did "Barbarella." See more 01/07/2008 Wonderful lead performances by Jeanne Moreau and Gerard Philipe highligt this trendy version a classic. Watch out for a young Jean-Louis Tringtignant in the Keanu Reeves-part. The music is good music but too much of it, which distracts you from the story. See more 11/19/2007 The old tale set among swingers, at a ski resort, where Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers are the party band! Killer, the soundtrack alone wins this all the stars there are. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Juliette (Jeanne Moreau) and her husband, Valmont (Gérard Philipe), are an attractive, much-gossiped-about couple who help one another find lovers on the side in order to keep their own relationship interesting. Neither Juliette nor Valmont has ever taken these dalliances seriously, until Juliette's newest beau ditches her for the chaste Cecile (Jeanne Valerie). Scorned, Juliette enlists Valmont to seduce Cecile and ruin her good name, but the plan results in betrayal and violence.
Director
Roger Vadim
Producer
Edmond Tenoudji
Screenwriter
Roger Vadim, Roger Vailland, Claude Brulé, Roger Vailland
Production Co
Films Marceau-Cocinor
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 48m