Roger Vadim up-dates Choderlos de Laclos’ 18th century novel to present day France. Valmont (Gerard Philipe) and Juliette (Jeanne Moreau) turn love and sex into a game, and in doing so make victims of those who fall for their seductive manipulations. However in their attempt to corrupt the innocent Marianne, love threatens to destroy all the players of the game. The cast also includes Jean-Louis Trintignant. The jazz score is by Thelonious Monk and the excellent photography is by Marcel Grignon.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302382
Language
French
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Adaptations
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - France
Foreign language films
History → History
Literature → French literature - Film and video adaptations
Literature → Literature
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)