Valmont (1989)

November 17, 1989 (FR) • Drama, Romance • 137m

Overview

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.

Director

Miloš Forman

Writers

Choderlos de Laclos, Jean-Claude Carrière

Top Billed

Colin Firth

Keywords

paris, france based on novel or book arranged marriage seduction love letter loss of virginity wager 18th century sword duel baroque seducer cynical woman

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Top Billed Cast

Colin Firth

Valmont

Annette Bening

Merteuil

Meg Tilly

Madame de Tourvel

Fairuza Balk

Cécile

Siân Phillips

Madame de Volanges

Jeffrey Jones

Gercourt

Henry Thomas

Danceny

Fabia Drake

Madame de Rosemonde

T. P. McKenna

Baron

Isla Blair

Baroness

Ian McNeice

Azolan

Aleta Mitchell

Victoire

Ronald Lacey

José

Vincent Schiavelli

Jean

Sandrine Dumas

Martine

Sébastien Floche

Priest

Antony Carrick

President de Tourvel

Murray Gronwall

Flea Market Salesman

Alain Frérot

1st thug

Daniel Laloux

2nd thug

Christian Bouillette

3rd thug

John Arnold

1st Knight of the Maltese Order

Nils Tavernier

2nd Knight of the Maltese Order

Yvette Petit

Mother superior

Richard De Burnchurch

Volanges' Major-domo

Jose Licenziato

Blind guitar player

Ivo Palec

Servant

Alexis Desseaux

Extra (uncredited)

Jérôme Frazer

Court bystander (uncredited)

Paulina Młynarska

Extras (uncredited)

Eric Moreau

Beggar (uncredited)

Crew

Miloš Forman

Director

Choderlos de Laclos

Novel

Theodor Pištěk

Costume Design

Michael Hausman

Producer

Paul Rassam

Producer

Christopher Palmer

Original Music Composer

Nena Danevic

Editor

Alan Heim

Editor

Pierre Guffroy

Production Design

Maggie Cartier

Casting

Ellen Chenoweth

Casting

Miroslav Ondříček

Director of Photography

Loula Morin

Art Direction

Albert Rajau

Art Direction

Martina Skala

Art Direction

Paule Mangenot

Costume Design

Carine Sarfati

Costume Design

Cécile Collin

Makeup & Hair Assistant

Jean-Pierre Eychenne

Makeup Artist

Paul Le Marinel

Makeup Artist

Paul LeBlanc

Makeup Designer

Paul LeBlanc

Wig Designer

Marie-France Thibault

Hairstylist

Pascal Baeumler

Additional Second Assistant Director

Philippe Bérenger

Second Assistant Director

Isabelle Henry

Additional Second Assistant Director

Olivier Horlait

First Assistant Director

Jérôme Navarro

Second Assistant Director

Christophe Vallée

Additional Second Assistant Director

Christophe Vallée

Third Assistant Director

Thomas Vincent

Assistant Director

Jacques Leguillon

Set Dresser

Claude Suné

Set Dresser

Richard P. Cirincione

Sound Editor

Lee Dichter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bruce Kitzmeyer

Sound Editor

Kevin Lee

Sound Editor

Harry Peck Bolles

Sound Editor

Mark Rathaus

Sound Editor

Maurice Schell

Supervising Sound Editor

Ahmad Shirazi

Sound Editor

Deborah Wallach

ADR Editor

Steve Crawley

Special Effects

Tony Donn

Special Effects

Patrick Hegarty

Special Effects

Garth Inns

Special Effects Supervisor

Michel Norman

Special Effects

Claude Carliez

Stunt Coordinator

Bernard Chabin

Stunts

Frédéric Vallet

Stunts

Daniel Breton

Stunts

Michel Carliez

Stunt Coordinator

Brigitte Barbier

Second Assistant Camera

Geoff Brown

Camera Operator

Jean Harnois

Camera Operator

François Lauliac

First Assistant Camera

Jozef Ort-Šnep

Camera Operator

Isabelle Scala

First Assistant Camera

Ann Jacoby

Choreographer

Christopher Palmer

Music Arranger

Neville Marriner

Conductor

Jean-Claude Carrière

Screenplay

Xavier Castano

Production Manager

Patrick Bordier

Production Manager

Chris Newman

Sound Mixer

John Strauss

Supervising Music Editor

Fabrizio Caracciolo

Wardrobe Coordinator

Gérard Moulévrier

Casting

Janou Shammas

Unit Manager

Suzanne Durrenberger

Script Supervisor

Kevin J. Foxe

Post Production Supervisor

Nathalie Farjon

Production Coordinator

Catherine Staub

Production Accountant

Françoise Gavalda

Production Accountant

Pierre Vadé

Hairdresser

Pierre Berroyer

Hairdresser

Sylvie Gautrelet

Wardrobe Supervisor

Bernadette Villard

Wardrobe Supervisor

Jean-Claude Le Bras

Gaffer

René Strasser

Key Grip

René Donnenwirth

Props

Marcel Laude

Props

Jean-Michel Ducourty

Assistant Art Director

Jean-Yves Rabier

Assistant Art Director

Jaromír Komárek

Still Photographer

David Sutton

Boom Operator

Jean-Marie Blondel

Cableman

Fabienne Bressan

Hair Supervisor

Jacqueline Stuffel

Hair Supervisor

Marie-France Vassel

Makeup & Hair Assistant

Sophie Harvey

Makeup & Hair Assistant

Philippe Delest

Assistant Unit Manager

Jacques Frederix

Assistant Unit Manager

Catherine Chouridis

Assistant Unit Manager

Eric Hubert

Assistant Unit Manager

Clare Sauzey

Assistant Production Coordinator

Christine Duffau

Assistant Production Coordinator

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$33,000,000

Revenue

$1,132,112

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Valmont (1989)

Choderlos de Laclos, Jean-Claude Carrière

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