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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   4,933 votes
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Director:
Milos Forman
Writers:
Choderlos de Laclos (novel)
Jean-Claude Carrière (writer)
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Release Date:
17 November 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
The Man Who Could Not Love more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
137 min
Country:
France | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2000) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Brazil:16 | UK:15 | Iceland:L | Peru:18 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Sweden:7 | USA:R | West Germany:16

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Trivia:
Michelle Pfeiffer was offered the role of the Marquise de Merteuil at the same time she was offered the role as Madame de Tourvel in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the bathtub, talking with Valmont, Madame's negligee makes dramatic shifts on and off the legs from one shot to the next. more
Quotes:
Cecile: We will only write this time, won't we? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Minuet from Quartet in F, Opus 50, Number 5 more

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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
The Man Who Could Not Love, 11 July 2000
8/10
Author: gbheron from Washington, DC

Valmont is a very entertaining romance set in the upper classes of 17th century France. Valmont, the title character, is a rogue and womanizer. He is very likable, but has a terrible flaw; he can't love, and that is his ultimate undoing.

Milos Forman and his crew expertly recreate the world of baroque France. The actors are excellent especially Colin Firth as Valmont. The pacing is lively, as Valmont's world unravels, or at least gets away from him. Lots could be written on the psychology of Valmont, and its relationship to that of the modern Western man. And the movie works on that intellectual level, but it also works as a period-piece costume romance. I recommend it.

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