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Dangerous Liaisons

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
72K
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Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close, and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
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DramaRomance
A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
72K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,761
13
    • Stephen Frears
    • Christopher Hampton(play)
    • Choderlos de Laclos(novel "Les liaisons dangereuses")
  • Stars
    • Glenn Close
    • John Malkovich
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Stephen Frears
    • Christopher Hampton(play)
    • Choderlos de Laclos(novel "Les liaisons dangereuses")
  • Stars
    • Glenn Close
    • John Malkovich
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 171User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:33
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    Photos71

    Peter Capaldi in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Michelle Pfeiffer and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Michelle Pfeiffer and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Michelle Pfeiffer and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Uma Thurman and Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Glenn Close and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Swoosie Kurtz in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Swoosie Kurtz in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Keanu Reeves, John Malkovich, and Peter Capaldi in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

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    Glenn Close
    Glenn Close
    • Marquise de Merteuil
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Vicomte de Valmont
    Michelle Pfeiffer
    Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Madame de Tourvel
    Swoosie Kurtz
    Swoosie Kurtz
    • Madame de Volanges
    Keanu Reeves
    Keanu Reeves
    • Chevalier Danceny
    Mildred Natwick
    Mildred Natwick
    • Madame de Rosemonde
    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • Cécile de Volanges
    Peter Capaldi
    Peter Capaldi
    • Azolan
    Joe Sheridan
    Joe Sheridan
    • Georges
    Valerie Gogan
    • Julie
    Laura Benson
    Laura Benson
    • Emilie
    Joanna Pavlis
    • Adèle
    Nicholas Hawtrey
    • Major-domo
    Paulo Abel Do Nascimento
    • Castrato
    François Lalande
    • Curé
    François Montagut
    François Montagut
    • Belleroche
    Harry Jones
    • Armand
    Christian Erickson
    • Bailiff
      • Stephen Frears
      • Christopher Hampton(play) (screenplay)
      • Choderlos de Laclos(novel "Les liaisons dangereuses")
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    • Trivia
      Michelle Pfeiffer was offered the role of the Marquise de Merteuil in Valmont (1989), but she chose to play Mme. de Tourvel in this film instead.
    • Goofs
      When Madame de Tourvel is about to surrender to Valmont, a tear comes out of her right eye; in the next shot, her eye is still dry.
    • Quotes

      Marquise de Merteuil: When I came out into society, I was fifteen. I already knew that the role I was condemned to, namely to keep quiet and do what I was told, gave me the perfect opportunity to listen and observe. Not to what people told me, which naturally was of no interest, but to whatever it was they were trying to hide. I practiced detachment. I learned how to look cheerful while, under the table, I stuck a fork into the back of my hand. I became a virtuoso of deceit. It wasn't pleasure I was after, it was knowledge. I consulted the strictest moralists to learn how to appear, philosophers to find out what to think, and novelists to see what I could get away with. And in the end, I distilled everything to one wonderfully simple principle: win or die.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Beaches/We Think the World of You/Dangerous Liaisons/The January Man/36 Fillette (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      La Cetra Op. 9, Concerto No. 9
      Composed by Antonio Vivaldi

    User reviews171

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    Brilliant and darkly cold
    I believe this is the best of the four adaptations of the play/novel Dangerous Liaisons.

    Glenn Close plays Mertuil, who, with Malkovich's Valmont, manipulate and seduce others for entertainment. In comes Michelle Pfieffer's beautiful Madame de Tourvel, whose husband is off at a trial (or something to that extent). Valmont realizes what a capture it would be if he were to succeed in seducing her, and making her forget all her vows of fidelity. Uma Thurman also has a smaller part, one of those who was seduced by Valmont.

    Uma Thurman is great, Michelle Pfieffer is exquisite, but it's Close and Malkovich who dominate the screen. Close's mercilessly cunning character has most of the great lines. When asked if betrayal is her favourite word, she replies, "No. Cruelty is. It's much more nobler, don't you think". Malkovich plays a Machiavellian character you lies and cheats to get what he wants

    The climax is thrilling, and the finale is incredible. Glenn Close's performance was certainly worthy of the Oscar nomination, and maybe the award. It is her best performance.
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    • Arkaan
    • Nov 26, 1999

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    • Release date
      • February 24, 1989 (United States)
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Château de Champs-sur-Marne, 31 rue de Paris, Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France
    • Production companies
      • Lorimar Film Entertainment
      • NFH Productions
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 59 minutes
      • Dolby

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