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| Directed by | Miloš Forman |
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| Based on | Les Liaisons dangereuses 1782 novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos |
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| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondříček |
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| Music by | Christopher Palmer |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $33,000,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $1,132,112[2] |
Valmont is a 1989 romantic drama film directed by Miloš Forman and starring Colin Firth, Annette Bening, and Meg Tilly. Based on the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos, and adapted for the screen by Jean-Claude Carrière, the film is about a scheming widow (Merteuil) who bets her ex-lover (Valmont) that he cannot corrupt a recently married honorable woman (Tourvel). During the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont ends up falling in love with her. Earlier, Merteuil learns her secret lover (Gercourt) has discarded her and is about to marry her cousin's daughter- the virginal 15 year old Cécile. As revenge, the jilted Merteuil employs Valmont (during his pursuit of Tourvel) to seduce Cécile before her marriage to Gercourt.
Valmont received an Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design (Theodor Pištěk). It was Fabia Drake's final film role.
- ^ "Valmont (1989)". UniFrance. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Valmont (1989)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.