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Plot Summary:
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. Merteuil turns to her ex-lover/partner-in-crime, Valmont, famous for his reputation as a Don Juan, to seduce Cécile and emotionally destroy her. While on his mission, Valmont gets sidetracked when he goes to visit his aunt and falls for Madame Tourvel, a virtuous, married woman who knows of his womanizing ways, but that only makes the challenge more exciting to Valmont. Together, Madame de Merteuil and Valmont make a dangerous team and they will stop at nothing when it comes to matters of the heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 252 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, sexy, stylized, captivating, serious, realistic, sexual, modern day adaptation
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 444
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 421
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
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Dangerous Liaisons (2012)
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Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: China, South Korea, Singapore
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: realistic, tense, serious, captivating, emotional, period piece, sensual, gloomy, sexual, costume drama
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 114
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 830
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Country: France, Italy
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 414
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Country: UK, France, Italy
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 268
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 288
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 92
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 715
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 778
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 996
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Dangerous Liaisons is the film based on the novel of the same name by Choderlos de Laclos set in 18th century France. Marquise de Merteuil’s asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned in this love triangle drama.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 74000
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 19000
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 129000
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