VALMONT

By Milos Forman
1989, GB, France, 2h17, vostf
Starring : Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly, Fairuza Balk, Jeffrey Jones, Henry Thomas

 

Synopsis
To avenge her lover, who is about to marry the very young Cécile de Volanges, Mme de Merteuil asks the Comte de Valmont to seduce her. This free adaptation of the novel by Choderlos de Laclos favors seduction, superficiality and lightness over cynicism and Machiavellianism.