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Dangerous Liaisons is a american film of genre Drama directed by Stephen Frears released in USA on 24 february 1989 with Glenn Close

Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Dangerous Liaisons
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Released in USA 24 february 1989
Length 1h59
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Historical,    Romance
Rating74% 3.747613.747613.747613.747613.74761

Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 historical drama film based upon Christopher Hampton's play Les liaisons dangereuses, which in turn was a theatrical adaptation of the 18th-century French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

The film was directed by Stephen Frears. The performances of Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer, the cinematography of Philippe Rousselot, the costume design by James Acheson, and the screenplay by Christopher Hampton, garnered critical acclaim. Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred Natwick and Peter Capaldi appeared in supporting roles, as did young relatively unknown actors Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman.

The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture; it won those for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Art Direction.

Synopsis

In 1781 pre-Revolution Paris, the amoral and sexually ravenous Marquise de Merteuil (Glenn Close) plots revenge against her ex-lover, the Comte de Gercourt, who has recently ended their relationship. To soothe her wounded pride and embarrass Gercourt, she seeks to arrange the seduction and disgrace of his young virgin fiancée, Cécile de Volanges (Uma Thurman), who has only recently been presented to society after spending her formative years in the shelter of a convent.

Actors

Glenn Close

(Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil)
John Malkovich

(Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont)
Michelle Pfeiffer

(Madame Marie de Tourvel)
Swoosie Kurtz

(Madame de Volanges)
Keanu Reeves

(Le Chevalier Raphael Danceny)
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