Les Liaisons Dangereuses

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.

Credits

production company

Films Marceau

Astor Productions

producer

Leopold Schlossberg

director

Roger Vadim

Duration

01:45:00:00

Production places

France

Production dates

1959

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)

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France, 1959