We see them and we see why they become the way they are."Ĭast member Alice Englert signs autographs at the premiere of "Beautiful Creatures" in Hollywood, California February 6, 2013. "It is a prelude to what we see later with the book and the Malkovich version," Australian actor Nicholas Denton, who plays Valmont, told Reuters. Young, poor and traumatised by their past, the kindred spirits are driven apart as they seek a better life for themselves, eventually turning into morally corrupt rivals who use seduction and manipulation to destroy lives around them.Įarlier screen adaptations of the book include Stephen Frears' 1988 film "Dangerous Liaisons" with Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer and 1999’S "Cruel Intentions" starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon. The new TV series sees the passionate love affair of protagonists Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont turn sour in pre-revolutionary Paris. LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The latest screen adaptation of the 1782 novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, imagines a backstory to its key characters as they get caught in a game of sex, power and revenge.
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