Valmont (film)

Valmont is a 1989 romantic drama film about two bored, wealthy aristocrats in 18th-century France who play cruel, elaborate games of seduction and manipulation. Directed by Miloš Forman. Written by Jean-Claude Carrière and Miloš Forman. Based on Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. As unpredictable as love itself. Valmont You are confusing bets and marriages, madame. One must always honor a bet. Dialogue Madame de Tourvel: Look, sometimes my friends tell me I'm naive, [clutches her chest] but... I'm not so silly that I don't see what you want. Valmont: Yes? What do I want? Madame de Tourvel: If you don't stop talking that way, we can't be friends. Valmont: You want me to seduce a little girl, who's seen nothing, who knows nothing, who'll probably flop on her back out of simple curiosity? You don't need me for that. Anyone can do that. Mertuil: Because men are always chasing after visions, my dear. They want us to be angels. Baroness: But in bed, they want us to be demons, my dear. Baron: Yes, indeed. But there always comes that morning surprise when you wake up in the arms of an ordinary woman. Danceny: Sir. It would be embarrassing for me to fight you in your condition. Valmont: So what do we do, send for our harps? Cast Colin Firth as Valmont Annette Bening as Merteuil Meg Tilly as Madame de Tourvel Fairuza Balk as Cécile de Volanges Siân Phillips as Madame de Volanges Jeffrey Jones as Gercourt Henry Thomas as Raphael Danceny Fabia Drake as Madame de Rosemonde T. P. McKenna as Baron Isla Blair as Baroness Ian McNeice as Azolan Aleta Mitchell as Victoire Ronald Lacey as José Vincent Schiavelli as Jean Sandrine Dumas as Martine External links 0098575 Category:1989 American films Category:1989 French films Category:1989 English-language films Category:Romantic drama films Category:Films about adultery Category:Films set in France Category:Films directed by Miloš Forman Category:Films based on French novels Category:Period films