Valmont
Valmont
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Milos Forman's adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos'' Les Liaisons Dangereuses stars Colin Firth, Annette Bening and Meg Tilly; the script was partly written by Jean-Claude Carriere (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Unbearable Lightness of Being) and the cinematography was by Miroslav Ondricek (The Firemen''s Ball, If...). Released less than a year after Stephen Frears'' own version (Dangerous Liasons), this adaptation is "rapturously beautiful, enticing us into a lush, aristocratic world...Valmont lacks the wit and erotic charge of Dangerous Liaisons. But Forman''s vision is, finally, more humane, more devastati ng" Milos Forman---USA/France---1989---137 mins.

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  | JohnH#1

I had a hard time sitting still. A ponderous, slow moving film that made think of how hard it is to turn an ocean liner around. Too many of the actors, espceially Annette Bening in the pivotal role of Mme. de Mertrueil, delivered their lines in a monotone, which I assumed was supposed to convey cold, calculating, unfeeling cruelty. Instead it sounded like they diddn't know their parts very well. Gorgeous "sets" (actual ancien regime palaces for the most part) and marvelous photography. In fact the visual splendor tends to overwhelm the action. Stick to Dangerous Liaisons. It's a lot better.

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