Dangerous Liaisons

In pre-Revolution Paris, a Marquise seeks revenge on her ex-lover and enlists the help of a seductive Vicomte, resulting in manipulation, sexual assault, broken promises, duels, and ultimately, tragedy and disgrace. Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 American English-language Drama Romance movie featuring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves and Dan Thorens. The movie is inspired from Les liaisons dangereuses by Christopher Hampton. Lorimar Film Entertainment was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Norma Heyman and Hank Moonjean. The movie is directed by Stephen Frears. Warner Bros. acquired the distribution rights for the film. Dangerous Liaisons was released on 21st December 1988 and takes a screen time of 119 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Dangerous Liaisons was made on a budget of $14 million and at the box office it grossed only $2 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Christopher Hampton. Cinematography was done by Philippe Rousselot and editing by Mick Audsley. The music was composed by George Fenton. At the 1989 Oscar Awards It won 3 awards including: Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Costume Design.