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Whether you are referring to the 1988 Oscar-winning film starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich, the modern teen adaptation Cruel Intentions , or the original 1782 novel by Choderlos de Laclos, experiencing Dangerous Liaisons means accepting one uncomfortable truth: This is not a love story. It is a war story.
The complete narrative arc follows two wealthy, bored aristocrats: the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont. They are former lovers who now act as co-conspirators. Bored with the frivolity of the French court, they devise games of seduction designed to ruin innocents for sport.
Whether you are referring to the 1988 Oscar-winning film starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich, the modern teen adaptation Cruel Intentions , or the original 1782 novel by Choderlos de Laclos, experiencing Dangerous Liaisons means accepting one uncomfortable truth: This is not a love story. It is a war story.
The complete narrative arc follows two wealthy, bored aristocrats: the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont. They are former lovers who now act as co-conspirators. Bored with the frivolity of the French court, they devise games of seduction designed to ruin innocents for sport.
