Valmont (1989)

Plotting Seduction

Merteuil (Annette Bening) tells Valmont (Colin Firth) to thwart the marriage between her lover and her young cousin.

Directed by Milos Forman.

Released in 1989 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Cousin
  • character-type: Saboteur
  • character-type: Ladies Man
  • action: Undress
  • action: Laugh
  • editors-choice: Dirty Tricks
  • primary-genre: Foreign
  • primary-genre: Romance
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • primary-genre: Independent
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  • mood: Witty
  • prop: Bed
  • prop: Clothing
  • setting: Bedroom
  • setting: France
  • theme: Deception
  • theme: Evil
  • theme: Sex / Sensuality
  • theme: Rivalry
  • actor: Annette Bening
  • actor: Colin Firth
  • director: Milos Forman
  • producer: Michael Hausman
  • producer: Paul Rassam
  • cinematographer: Miroslav Ondrícek
  • composer: Christopher Palmer
  • editor: Alan Heim
  • editor: Nena Danevic
  • costume-designer: Paule Mangenot
  • costume-designer: Theodor Pistek
  • costume-designer: Carine Sarfati
  • production-designer: Pierre Guffroy
  • role-name: Merteuil
  • role-name: Valmont
  • screenwriter: Choderlos de Laclos
  • screenwriter: Jean-Claude Carrière
  • screenwriter: Milos Forman
  • year: 1989
  • studio: MGM