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Dangerous Liaisons

2003 · 1 season

A cool, elegant game of seduction and cruelty, watching beautiful people manipulate each other with polished malice and slow-burning tension.

Created by
Josée Dayan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Catherine Deneuve, Rupert Everett, Nastassja Kinski
Tagline
It’s all just a game to them.
Overview
Updated adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' classic 18th Century tale of seduction, betrayal and revenge set in the modern 1960s world of Parisian high society. The beautiful Madame de Merteuil seeks vengeance against her ex-lover Gercourt when he becomes engaged to her young goddaughter, Cécile.

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Created by
Josée Dayan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Catherine Deneuve, Rupert Everett, Nastassja Kinski
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • power
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Josée Dayan
Written by
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Starring
Catherine Deneuve, Rupert Everett, Nastassja Kinski, Danielle Darrieux, Leelee Sobieski, Andrzej Żuławski, Cyrille Thouvenin, Françoise Brion
Music
Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematography
Caroline Champetier
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 90 min each
Network
TF1, Super Écran
Country
Canada, France, United States of America
Languages
Spanish, French

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