Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) Resources

Jason Cowley discusses the novel and its many adaptations.

The Encyclopedia Britannica entry on the novel.

The best-known English movie adaptation, written by Christopher Hampton based on his play.

Milos Forman's film starring Colin Firth and Annette Bening.

Roger Kumble set the story in modern America for his film version, Cruel Intentions. Stars Buffy, aka Sarah Michelle Geller. Come to think of it, Valmont is a lot like a vampire.

A film adaptation set in Shanghai.

The novel was made into a miniseries for French television.

Here's a YouTube version of the modern Chinese adaptation, for all you Shmoopers who learned Mandarin from Mark Zuckerberg.

The Marquise de Merteuil gets what she deserves in this scene. We want to cheer.

Someone thought this story would be relatable today. Here's the trailer for Cruel Intentions.

A first edition of the novel owned by the King of France.

Never leave home without it.

Valmont sneaking into Cécile's room. 1796 illustration by Marguerite Gérard.

Cover illustration by Aubrey Beardsley from an 1896 printing of the novel. Ewww.

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What they looked like before and after the Revolution.