Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears. It is based upon a play by Christopher Hampton which, by its turn, is based on the classic eighteenth-century novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

Awards

Dangerous Liaisons was nominated in 1989 for seven Academy Awards:

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• Best Picture
• Best Original Score (George Fenton)
• Best Actress in a Leading Role (Glenn Close)
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Michelle Pfeiffer)
• Best Adapted Screenplay (Christopher Hampton)
• Best Costume Design (James Acheson)
• Best Art Direction (Stuart Craig, Gérard James).

It won the last three. At the time, the fact that neither Frears nor Malkovich were nominated led to a few critical remarks in specialized magazines, particularly in the case of the latter, whose performance as Valmont was considered a masterpiece in the history of literary characters portrayed in movies.

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The film won two out of ten BAFTA Awards nominations, for Pfeiffer and Hampton. The writer was also awarded by the London Critics Circle and the Writers Guild of America. Philippe Rousselot's cinematography was nominated by the American and by the British Society of Cinematographers, losing both awards.

Related Topics:
BAFTA - Writers Guild of America - Philippe Rousselot's - American

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