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120 minutes
USA (1988)
15
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DANGEROUS LIAISONS FILM REVIEW |
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Award-winning screen version of Laclos' novel of power, deceit and sex. Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer give admirable performances, under the direction of Stephen Frears
Director Stephen Frears' and writer Christopher Hampton's elegantly sombre version of Choderlos De Laclos's 18th-century novel 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' acquits itself admirably.
Malkovich, despite his large frame and odd gait, is an impressive Viscount de Valmont, whose cruel wager with the fantastically debauched Marquise de Merteuil (Close) spins out of control once he falls for the object of the pair's destructive games, the virtuous Madame de Tourval (Pfeiffer).
Despite Dangerous Liaisons' sumptuous visuals and clever camerawork, the audience is never distracted from the impeccable dialogue, which retains its theatrical impact without appearing stilted (Hampton wrote the play, which he then adapted for screen). The film is only hampered slightly by an enthusiastic but miscast Reeves as the young Danceny. A triumph of content over style.
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