Liaisons dangereuses film stephen frears biography

1988 film by Stephen Frears

For other uses, see Dangerous Liaisons (disambiguation).

Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 American periodromantic drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on his 1985 play Les Liaisons dangereuses, itself adapted from the 1782 French novel of the same name by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.^[1] It stars Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred Natwick, Peter Capaldi and Keanu Reeves.

Liaisons dangereuses film stephen frears biography

Dangerous Liaisons was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 21, 1988. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise for the performances by Close and Pfeiffer and the screenplay, production values, costumes and soundtrack.

Grossing $34.7 million against its $14 million budget, it was a modest box-office success. It received seven nominations at the 61st Academy Awards, including for the Best Picture, and won three: