Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
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100% of critics liked it
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72% of users liked it
(618 ratings)
Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos's 18th century novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses was filmed several times. In Roger Vadim's version, Jeanne Moreau coerces her husband Gerard Philippe into ruining the reputation of pious Annette Vadim (the director's wife at the time). Philippe… More Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos's 18th century novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses was filmed several times. In Roger Vadim's version, Jeanne Moreau coerces her husband Gerard Philippe into ruining the reputation of pious Annette Vadim (the director's wife at the time). Philippe spoils Moreau's nasty little plan by falling in love with his intended victim. While the novel merely humiliated Moreau's character for her misdeeds, Vadim comes up with a far more painful and permanent punishment. Since the release of the 1988 Dangerous Liaisons, Vadim's film has travelled under the title Dangerous Liaisons 1960 (even though it was technically completed in 1959, and released to the U.S. in 1961). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roger Vadim
- Written By
- Claude Brule, Choderlos de Laclos
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 31, 1959 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
eerie and provocative
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Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)
More than competent, far too often overlooked treatment.
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
The soundtrack by Thelonious Monk is outstanding, worth listening to even if the film itself doesn't interest you.
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Cast
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Jeanne Moreau
as Juliette de Merteuil
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Gérard Philipe
as Valmont de Merteuil
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Annette Vadim
as Marianne Tourvel
- Madeleine Lambert
- Jeanne Valerie
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Valerie Jean Faris
as Cecile Volanges
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Simone Renant
as Mme. Volanges
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Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Danceny
- Gillian Hills
- Frederick O'Brady
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Boris Vian
as Prevan
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Nicolas Vogel
as Court
