Dangerous Liaisons

About Dangerous Liaisons

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned.

Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 romance film directed by Stephen Frears. It runs 119 minutes and was released in December 1988.

Its themes are sexuality, 18th century, seduction, and cheating. The film began as a novel.

Glenn Close takes the lead as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil, John Malkovich as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont, Michelle Pfeiffer as Madame Marie de Tourvel, and Uma Thurman as Cécile de Volanges. The screenplay is by Christopher Hampton.

Cruel Intentions, Interview with the Vampire, and Perfume: The Story of a Murderer make useful companions to Dangerous Liaisons, all filed under cynic and love letter. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 1,317 votes and it carries a R rating.