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La Marquise de Merteuil

La Marquise de Merteuil
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La marquise de Merteuil est un des personnages du roman épistolaire Les Liaisons dangereuses de Choderlos de Laclos. Femme d'une grande beauté, manipulatrice et orgueilleuse, elle est une libertine dans l'âme. Dans ses lettres adressées au vicomte de Valmont elle expose les règles du libertinage dans la noblesse française de la fin du XVIII siècle. Elle donne des instructions au vicomte afin d'assouvir une vengeance personnelle envers le comte de Gercourt, un ancien amant qui s'est détourné d'elle.

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Glenn Close
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Filmography of La Marquise de Merteuil (2 films)

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Valmont
Valmont (1989)
, 2h17
Directed by Miloš Forman, Thomas Vincent, Philippe Bérenger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly, Fairuza Balk, Siân Phillips, Jeffrey Jones
Rating69% 3.496483.496483.496483.496483.49648
In eighteenth century France, the Marquise de Merteuil (Annette Bening), a beautiful wealthy widow, learns from her cousin Madame de Volanges (Siân Phillips) that Volanges' 15-year-old daughter Cecile (Fairuza Balk) has been betrothed to a middle-age man named Gercourt (Jeffrey Jones)—Merteuil's own secret lover. Volanges confides in Merteuil that the arranged marriage required that Cecile be raised in a convent to ensure her chastity. Unaware that Merteuil is Gercourt's paramour, Volanges reveals that according to Gercourt, he is having trouble breaking off relations with his "former" mistress who is mentally unbalanced.
Dangerous Liaisons, 1h59
Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films based on plays
Actors Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, Mildred Natwick
Rating74% 3.747583.747583.747583.747583.74758
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.