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Actors: Annette Bening, Colin Firth, Meg Tilly, Jeffrey Jones, Henry Thomas
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Valmont |
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VALMONT is a movie directed by Milos Forman in 1989. The picture earned a nomination for the Academy Awards.
Freely based on Choderlos de Laclos's Dangerous Liaisons, the movie describes the fatal consequences a bet can produce. Annette Bening bets that Colin -Valmont- Firth cannot seduce the recently married Meg Tilly. At first reluctant, Meg falls desperately in love with the seducer. Meanwhile, Annette wants to help the 15 years old Cecile who's just left the convent in order to get married. She encourages her to return Sanceny's advances, hoping Meg will have the time to discover sexual pleasure before her wedding. But the young couple, with the help of romantic letters, lives a platonic and idealistic love affair and Annette must ask Valmont to deflower Cecile. Sanceny becomes aware of that and wants to take revenge on him.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Valmont |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 18th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- seduction (yum!)
- spurned lover goes for revenge
- dating someone for bet/gag
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
- river
Misc setting
- castle
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- licking
- seeing nude female butt
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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