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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1988 DVD Release: 10/29/1997 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 0 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Drama, Romantic Drama, Period Film, Erotic Drama

Adapted for stage and screen several times over the past century, French author Francois Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novel -Les Liasons Dangeureuses was the basis for this Academy Award-winning Stephen Frears film. The plot is motivated by a cruel wager between the beautiful but debauched Marquise de Merteuil (Glenn Close) and her misogynistic former lover, the Vicomte de Valmont (John Malkovitch). The Marquise challenges Valmont to seduce the virginal Cecile de Volanges (Uma Thurman) before the girl can be wed. Valmont offers a more difficult counter-challenge: He bets the Marquise that he will be able to bed the very moral and very married Madame de Tourvel (Michelle Pfeiffer). In the course of carrying out his plan, Valmont is stricken with a sudden case of honor and remorse, while the Marquise becomes all the more vicious. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Glenn Close - Marquise De Merteuil
John Malkovich - Vicomte De Valmont
Michelle Pfeiffer - Madame De Tourvel
Swoosie Kurtz - Madame De Volanges
Keanu Reeves - Chevalier Danceny
Uma Thurman - Cecile De Volanges
Mildred Natwick - Madame De Rosemonde

The winner of five Academy Awards, Stephen Frears' seething tale of lust and seduction finally arrives on DVD courtesy of Warner Home Video. Viewable in either anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1 (enhanced for widescreen TVs) or standard 1.33:1 full-screen pan-and-scan, the disc also features a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track in addition to a French Dolby Digital Surround track and optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles. Starring Academy Award nominees Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Uma Thurman, this twisted tale of betrayal and conquest is presented on DVD with such special features as interactive menus and production notes. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide