Valmont

Valmont (1989)

  • 90% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 67% of users liked it
    (8,941 ratings)

The third adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' classic novel Les Liasons Dangereuses, Milos Forman's Valmont was released one year after Stephen Frears' more famous version of the de Laclos original, Dangerous Liaisons. The plot remains the same: two debauched, depraved 18th century French… More

R, 2 hr. 17 min.
Directed By
Milos Forman
Written By
Choderlos de Laclos, Jean-Claude Carriere
Genres
Drama, Romance
In Theaters
Nov 1, 1989 Wide
On DVD
May 14, 2002

Critic Reviews

  • Gregory Weinkauf, New Times

    Just as good as that other one, maybe better.

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    Nice try, but Glenn, John and Michelle did it much better

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bob S


    I thought this was the better of the two 80's versions. Subtler.

  • Lanning :


    Holy cra--You know how loads of non-American actors, when they're doing a movie that requires it, take the time to perfect their American accents? Why is it that so few American actors do the same thing when they are playing parts in movies that place them in countries outside… More

  • Marion R


    It was interesting to see all the manipulation and effort put towards getting revenge, but the ending fell short.

  • Leo L


    This film is an interesting insight into the collection of works that Firth has selected to take on.

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