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Dangerous Liaisons
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Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 English-language drama and romance film directed by Stephen Frears. The cast includes Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Uma Thurman. Christopher Hampton and Pierre Choderlos de Laclos served as screenwriters, with the story based on Les liaisons dangereuses and Les Liaisons dangereuses. The film was produced by Hank Moonjean and Christopher Hampton, with Philippe Rousselot as director of photography and George Fenton as composer. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and produced by Lorimar Television.
The narrative is set in Paris, and the film has a runtime of 119 minutes. It originated in the United States and the United Kingdom. Dangerous Liaisons received several Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. It won the César Award for Best Foreign Film, along with Academy Awards for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design. The film is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection.
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7.2In 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.
Cast
- Glenn Close as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
- John Malkovich as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Madame Marie de Tourvel
- Uma Thurman as Cécile de Volanges
- Swoosie Kurtz as Madame de Volanges
- Keanu Reeves as Le Chevalier Raphael Danceny
Themes
- plan
- lovesickness
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- cheating
- cynic
- sexuality
- boredom
- praise
- lover
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Stephen Frears
- Screenplay by
- Christopher Hampton
- Based on
- Les Liaisons dangereuses , 1782 epistolary novel, by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos and Les liaisons dangereuses , 1985 play, by Christopher Hampton
- Produced by
- Norma Heyman Hank Moonjean
- Starring
- Glenn Close John Malkovich Michelle Pfeiffer Swoosie Kurtz Keanu Reeves Mildred Natwick Uma Thurman
- Cinematography
- Philippe Rousselot
- Edited by
- Mick Audsley
- Music by
- George Fenton
- Production companies
- Lorimar Film Entertainment NFH Limited
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release date
- December 21, 1988 ( 1988-12-21 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 119 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $14 million
- Box office
- $34.7 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 American period romantic drama film directed by Stephen Frears, from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton based on his 1985 play Les Liaisons Dangereuses, itself adapted from the 1782 French novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The film depicts schemes of seduction and revenge among aristocrats in 18th century France, and stars Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred Natwick, Peter Capaldi and Keanu Reeves.
Dangerous Liaisons was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 21, 1988. Grossing $34.7 million against its $14 million budget, the film was a modest box-office success. It was nominated for seven awards at the 61st Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning three: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design.
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