Dangerous Love Affairs

1959 1h 46m FR

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6.5

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88%

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6.8

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 50🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes★6.8IMDB · 1,558

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Juliette de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont are a sophisticated couple, always looking for fun and excitement. Both have sexual affairs with others and share their experiences with one another. But when Valmont meets the beautiful young Marianne at a ski resort, he breaks the one rule of his unconventional marriage: never fall in love.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gérard Philipe
Valmont
Jeanne Moreau
Juliette Valmont
Jeanne Valérie
Cécile Volange
Annette Stroyberg
Marianne Tourvel
Simone Renant
Mme Volange, mère de Cécile
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Danceny
Nicolas Vogel
Jerry Court
Madeleine Lambert
Mme Rosemonde

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roger Vadim
Writers: Roger Vailland, Claude Brulé, Roger Vadim
Languages: French
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roger Vadim, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thelonious Monk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Victoria Mercanton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gérard Philipe and Jeanne Moreau and Jeanne Valérie carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Roger Vadim directs. Marcel Grignon behind the camera. Thelonious Monk scores. Victoria Mercanton cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in French.

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167 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
3Directed by Roger Vadim, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Thelonious Monk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Victoria Mercanton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gérard Philipe and Jeanne Moreau and Jeanne Valérie carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0053002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.