Les Liaisons dangereuses / les Films Marceau présentent ; adaption libre inspirée du roman de Choderlos de Laclos ; adaptation Roger Vailland et Roger Vadim, avec la collaboration de Claude Brulé ; dialogue Roger Vailland ; directeur de production Léopold Schlosberg ; un film de Roger Vadim.
Publisher:
Wellspring Media,
Copyright Date:
2003
Description:
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, Annette Vadim, Madeleine Lambert, Jeanne Valerie, Nicolas Vogel, Boris Vian, Gillian Hills, Paquita Thomas, Jean- Louis Trintignant, Simone Renant. Based on the novel by Choderlos de Laclos. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. A foreign film (France). Includes trailer and filmographies.
Summary:
Based on the 18th century novel that scandalized Parisian society, Vadim's adaptation modernizes the setting, but remains faithful to the novel's wicked sensibility. In this version, Valmont (Philipe) and Juliette (Moreau) have an unusually "open" marriage in which adulterous affairs are encouraged--as long as love is not involved. Their game backfires, however, when Valmont sets out to compromise the virtuous Marianne (Annete Vadim), and breaks their cardinal rule by falling in love.
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