Valmont (1989)

Cecile's First Opera

Merteuil (Annette Bening) introduces Valmont (Colin Firth) to her young companion Cecile (Fairuza Balk).

Directed by Milos Forman.

Released in 1989 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Mentor
  • character-type: Musician
  • character-type: Ladies Man
  • character-type: Teenager
  • action: Teach
  • action: Flirt
  • action: Kiss
  • editors-choice: Pickup Lines
  • editors-choice: Awkward Moments
  • primary-genre: Foreign
  • primary-genre: Romance
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • primary-genre: Independent
  • secondary-genre: Steamy Romance
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Romance
  • secondary-genre: Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: Romantic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
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  • secondary-genre: Foreign Dramas
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  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Witty
  • prop: Fan
  • prop: Curtains
  • prop: Musical Instruments
  • setting: Paris
  • setting: Theater
  • theme: Education
  • theme: Innocence
  • theme: Attraction
  • actor: Fairuza Balk
  • 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: Cecile
  • role-name: Valmont
  • screenwriter: Choderlos de Laclos
  • screenwriter: Jean-Claude Carrière
  • screenwriter: Milos Forman
  • year: 1989
  • studio: MGM