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Valmont is a 1989 film directed by Miloš Forman, starring Colin Firth, Annette Bening, and Meg Tilly. It is an adaptation of the 18th-century French novel Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos. It was released less than one year after another adaptation of the book, Dangerous Liaisons (1988), which was directed by Stephen Frears.Devilish and devious Marquise de Merteuil is the last one to know that her long-time lover Gercourt is getting married to Merteuil's fifteen-year-old cousin Cécile de Volanges. Merteuil is incensed to learn that the hypocritical Gercourt insisted on keeping Cécile in a convent until their marriage to insure her virginity—and that he's been secretly slandering Merteuil all over Paris.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Seething, Merteuil calls on her oldest friend and greatest rival the Vicompte de Valmont and enlists him to take Cécile's virginity before her wedding night, insuring Gercourt will be the laughing stock of Paris. But Valmont's not interested in a fifteen-year-old child; his eye's on Madame de Tourvel, a notoriously virtuous and beautiful married woman who's been resisting his advances for months. To keep things interesting, Merteuil sets up a wager with Valmont: if he can bed Tourvel, he can also bed Merteuil.In the middle of all this, Cécile has developed an innocent passion for her seventeen-year-old music teacher Danceny and begs Merteuil for help, while Valmont has pursued Tourvel into the countryside, where she is staying while her husband's away on business. Everybody Has Lots of Sex, a lot of letters are employed to heighten the stakes, and things soon spiral into tragedy.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Batman Gambit: When she arranges a secret meeting between Cécile and Danceny, Merteuil asks Cécile to beg her mother to let her go to the opera. For Merteuil's plan to succeed, Cécile's mother needs to deny the request, which she actually does. | |
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Arranged Marriage: Cécile's mother wants her to marry Gercourt, a much older man, who Cécile does not like. She marries him in the end. | |
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The Bet: Valmont and Merteuil hatch a bet that he will be able to seduce Tourvel. If he wins, Merteuil will spend the night with him. If he loses, he will become a monk. When Valmont wins, Merteuil does not want to honour the deal, claiming that it was a joke. As he insists, she agrees to have sex with him, but makes it plain that she intends to lie back and think of France. Valmont is disgusted by the idea and storms out. | |
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Ambiguously Bi: There is a scene where Cécile's mother is looking for her. Cécile's bedroom is empty, so she is afraid that Cécile might have spent the night with a man. She eventually finds Cécile in Merteuil's bed and she seems relieved, but the viewer who, unlike Cécile's mother, knows Merteuil's true personality, might suspect that Merteuil and Cécile are more than friends. | |
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