Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
The story
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.
- paris
- france
- based on novel or book
- arranged marriage
- seduction
- love letter
- loss of virginity
- wager
- 18th century
- sword duel
- baroque
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Siân Phillips — Madame de Volanges
- Jeffrey Jones — Gercourt
- Henry Thomas — Danceny
- Fabia Drake — Madame de Rosemonde
- T. P. McKenna — Baron
- Isla Blair — Baroness
- Ian McNeice — Azolan
- Aleta Mitchell — Victoire
- Ronald Lacey — José
- Vincent Schiavelli — Jean
- Sandrine Dumas — Martine
- Directed
- Miloš Forman
- Written
- Jean-Claude Carrière
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 301 ratings
- Studio
- Timothy Burrill Productions, Renn Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
