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.

Other versions

Just one year after Dangeous Liaisons, Milos Forman vision of Laclos' novel was also released. Valmont had a screenplay by French writer and critic Jean-Claude Carrière and starred Annette Benning and Colin Firth in the leading roles.

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Milos Forman - Valmont - Jean-Claude Carrière - Annette Benning - Colin Firth

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In 1999, Roger Kumble directed a more modern adaptation of the novel, released under the title Cruel Intentions. Curiously enough, Swoosie Kurtz, who played Madame de Volanges in Frears' movie, is also starring in this version.

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Roger Kumble - Cruel Intentions - Swoosie Kurtz

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A French adaptation, Les Liaisons dangereuses (1959) was directed by Roger Vadim. This version stars Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, and Annette Vadim, and updates the story to a late-1950s French bourgeois milieu.

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Les Liaisons dangereuses - 1959 - Roger Vadim - Jeanne Moreau - Gérard Philipe - Annette Vadim

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In 2003, Lee Je Yong directed a Korean adaptation, Untold Scandal (??? - ????????). This version stars Lee Mik Suk, Jeon Do Yeon, and Bae Yong Jun, and transposes the novel to eighteenth-century Korea.

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2003 - Lee Je Yong - Untold Scandal - Lee Mik Suk - Jeon Do Yeon - Bae Yong Jun

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In 2005, New York City gay porn production company Lucas Entertainment released an adult version of the film, "Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons," featuring celebrity cameos by from RuPaul, Boy George, Graham Norton, Bruce Vilanch, and Michael Musto.

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New York City - Lucas Entertainment - Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons - RuPaul - Boy George - Graham Norton - Bruce Vilanch - Michael Musto

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