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Dangerous Liaisons (Signature Editions)

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Dangerous Liasons one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. The subject of major film and stage adaptations, the novel's prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, form an unholy all...

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SmartLess

The hosts recalled that Michelle Pfeiffer had worked on the project Dangerous Liaisons, noting it among her notable film roles.

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Like, Michelle, like when you were making, like, let's say, like 88, it was 88, you made Dangerous Liaisons, or, and you're ...

— Episode: "Michelle Pfeiffer"

Episode: "Michelle Pfeiffer"

The hosts recalled that Michelle Pfeiffer had worked on the project Dangerous Liaisons, noting it among her notable film roles.

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Like, Michelle, like when you were making, like, let's say, like 88, it was 88, you made Dangerous Liaisons, or, and you're ...

The Rest Is History

The novel was referenced alongside a contemporary book by Leclerc when discussing period gossip.

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And people who've seen Dangerous Liaisons or read the book, the book by Leclerc, written at exactly this period.

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The novel was referenced alongside a contemporary book by Leclerc when discussing period gossip.

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And people who've seen Dangerous Liaisons or read the book, the book by Leclerc, written at exactly this period.

The Dan Le Batard Show

Someone was compared to a Vicomte from the novel, indicating a reference to its aristocratic characters.

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You look like a Vicomte from Dangerous Liaisons.

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Someone was compared to a Vicomte from the novel, indicating a reference to its aristocratic characters.

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You look like a Vicomte from Dangerous Liaisons.

The Rewatchables

The hosts referenced the classic novel as the source material for the teenmovie adaptation, noting its age and the famous 1988 film version.

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Le Liaison Dangereux. There we go. Well, and also this movie comes out, I'm going to say nine years after Dangerous Liaisons? Ten years? Oh. That was out when I was in college. That was 89 or 90. Glen...

— Episode: ‘Cruel Intentions’ With Bill Simmons, Ju...

Episode: ‘Cruel Intentions’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litma...

The hosts referenced the classic novel as the source material for the teenmovie adaptation, noting its age and the famous 1988 film version.

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Le Liaison Dangereux. There we go. Well, and also this movie comes out, I'm going to say nine years after Dangerous Liaisons? Ten years? Oh. That was out when I was in college. That was 89 or 90. Glenn Close, Uma Thurman, Malkovich.

It was smart and merciless in the tradition of the original story.

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