Dangerous Liaisons

[superman1113215]

she looks like george washington

[SimplyGH]

Oh GAWD I love this movie, and will have to watch it tonight again. I love how she reverts back to her lady like posterior just as she was about to unleashed the sexual tiger.

[onceateacher]

Too bad about HIM, though.

[Wallylex]

"Like most intellectuals, he's intensely stupid!", Lol!

[TheCheese4450]

What's relevant here in inventing yourself is to get the tools- in her case the moralist, philosopher, novelist. You can't be successful without the tools. A modern example would be The Road Less Travelled where Scott A. Peck wrote probably the most fundamental habit to practice: Delayed Gratification.

[Calucifer13]

That is genial. I know I should not adore her, because she was a sociopath and she destroyed many lives, but... I still adore her. Not for this, but for her being so MOTHERFUCKING CLEVER.

[Tigerlily21]

I think Glenn Close would have been better playing Miranda Priestly than Meryl Streep did. She would have also been better than Streep at that part she played in Doubt. Pity all the roles for older women goes to Streep. Streep doesn't scare me or intimidate me but Close always has.

[NotADood]

@Tigerlily21 I love Meryl Streep but I resent how she's cast in every dang thing and every other actress around her age falls off the face of the earth.

[sxystar41]

Damn she's got some nice tits.. too bad there wasn't a nip slip...

[LBraunhaus]

..nothing like two brilliant homosexuals- in drag, being FABULOUS! Ya gotta love it! LOL!

[canarionyc]

birds of pray... thought pushers... control freaks... world leaders or plain criminals

[canarionyc]

saw this movie maybe 20 years ago. still meanders in my mind. they are human birds of pray, play to outdo each other as thought pushers, or rather to outdo themselves. some kids play with toys and become engineers, others play with ideas and become leaders... or sociopaths. in modern day words, she's a control freak'

[OLIVCHEN77]

She was so absolutely brilliant in this role!!!!

Its a shame that she dont become an Oscar for her interpretationj....

SHE HAS NOT THE PLACE IN THIS f....... buisness that she deserves!!

BRAVA

[LaMarquiseDeMerteuil]

I like how she explains that she had to become manipulative given the fact that women were (are) offered much more limited and constrictive social roles. Despite what people call her' cruelty' I can't help but admire her fighting spirit and her strength of character. She's the perfect example proving that life is never simple and that 'good' and 'bad' don't always describe what truely goes on.

[EmpressJudge13]

@LaMarquiseDeMerteuil Absolutely. I feel the same way about Becky Sharp and various other literary and cinematic"antiheroines". The desire for power and freedom are not peculiar to one sex, so why should one be chastised for pursuing them and not the other?

[rapidoxe]

i love her evil

[pmurraymusic]

PLEASE tell me someone saw that twitch she gave b/c she knew they were no longer alone. at 3:40 - THAT, my friends, is acting. UGH! LOVE IT!

[franchiulla]

Estoy totalmente de acuerdo con las opiniones vertidas. Glenn se mereció el Oscar por esta estupenda e inquietante recreación de la obra de Chordeclos de Laclos. Ha demostrado conn creces que es una gran artista, que se sabe amoldar a cualquier papel. YA ES HORA DE QUE GLENN CLOSE GANE EL OSCAR.

[fancoy]

@chuito6 yeah, and even Penelope Cruz

[MikeyTTTT]

This is such a fine film. Little wonder is scooped 3 Oscars. Shame that Glen Close didn't win an Oscar for her part ... she is just brilliant in this. I can't imagine anyone else playing her role anywhere near as well.

[md991free]

@MikeyTTTT There is only one other actress who could have matched her (in my opinion) is Meryl Streep. They are both superb actresses.

[fancoy]

@MikeyTTTT it is a film for exquisite souls, it is natural it is sill a mystery for so many.

[simonelongley]

my fave film ever

[jail2121]

Fantastic...amazing. She really deserved the oscar. I hope she wins one soon!!!

[5339751Pet]

When she said that she had been 'controled'' by her desires because of being atracted to him.... Had she been intimate with him? Were they lovers at this point of the movie, already? or Was she able to hold back on her feelings in order to remain a well respected women of society.?

[Lifeisshort214]

@5339751Pet I'm pretty sure she has already slept with him. She says she was attracted to him and was "controled by (her) desires" which indicates she gave in to the attraction. Also in their final scene together Valmont notes that he remembers the coach being "purgetorial". They have be intimate, but it was a while ago and since then they've just been partners in crime with heavy teasing Merteuil's part. I think she enjoys tempting and refusing him because it gives her a power rush.

[OLIVCHEN77]

@Lifeisshort214 Of course they had an affair - in the novel is clear

[hadasdagan]

how old is mme merteuil here?

[thelouisfanclub]

I've never seen this but I love the book. I'm sad that they ended up at war, though - Valmont and Merteuil deserve each other

[AtLastOnTheGround]

@thelouisfanclub

They don't deserve eachother -- or anyone -- and that's the point of the story. They are both so destructive and vain (not to mention artificial) that they will never be happy.

[ericberner]

Glen Close is superb in this, but John Malkovich is genius. He's so natural it's spooky, much like de Laclos himself. See 'True West' for the polar opposite.

[idlerace1]

does she get banged hard in this film

[bearbagley]

DELICIOUS!!!!

[steveturnerx]

she passes out flyers in n.y.

[lillily174]

GLENN CLOSE IS THE SHIT

[crsh1976]

I absolutely love the part where she tells where she's coming from, it's a great monologue where you could understand it as Glenn Close going over how she learned to become an actress (theoretically speaking).

[TheTubeMouse]

Her acting in the final scene is stunning. For sheer power I've not seen better.

[tonmandude]

So, in the movie, they don't send letters, but in the book, its only letterS?

[TheTubeMouse]

Hi Tonmandude, they are shown writing letters in the film but the book itself is constructed entirely of letters. It's called an epistolary novel and it's a form that seemed to be popular in the 18th Century. Samuel Richardson's book 'Clarissa' is also in the same format and has similar themes. In fact, one commentator had worked out that if Clarissa, the main character, had written that many letters she would have to be writing for around eight hours each day!

[CharmingSage]

No, it's not. Glenn Close never gives her performance any depth. It's a failure.

[deionc]

omg!!! i love how they move ...john malkovich moves so smoothly, like he is one with the area around him...so hot.....

[MsZitaMaria]

i've been watching this scene 100 times today and i just can't get enough of it!!! it's a masterpiece!

[05judy]

wow THANKS FOR THE CLIP...I NEED IT FOR A REPORT.

[mayblackrose1]

thank you so much for this clip, i love this movie

[martinlindsgaard]

ahhh! MADAME DE VOLANGES! ;-)))

[Eviejean87]

Fantastic movie.

[LBraunhaus]

...win or die.

[RockStarAristocrat]

Amazing movie. These two have such a toxic, sexy chemistry!

[oski14es]

she's a wonderful actress, especially in evil women roles.

[md991free]

@oski14es She is the only other actress who could have played the boss from her hell: Madame Miranda Priestly.

[md991free]

@EmpressJudge13 Yes indeed.

[AdArmand]

@md991free - actually, Judy Davis could have done both these roles, with extra merit.

[christentze]

@AdArmand oooh, judy would've been good, too. something about glenn's eyes scares me.  im sure she as a person is very nice, though. but i see her in villanous roles.

[conchaperez]

Up there with Bette Davis......Fabulous!!!!

[cybervisionstar]

MY FAV SCENE IS at the end when she buckles uncontrolably turns away from the audience allowing them to steal her freedom to choose to be strong against their condeming looks of disdain that she knows they know and with that she lets them win justifying their judgement which she portrays earlier as an impossible power for anyone to have over her. She let down her guard, herself and let them make her feel embarrassed and ashamed for living.

[roguefem]

It always kills how she tells him she uses men, deceives them and discards them, and then she starts with the "I wanted you" speech _and makes him believe it_.

Just absolutely masterful.

[6celery8]

"like most intellectuals, he's intensely stupid"...priceless! Wonderful movie 8^)

[MotherRaksha]

wow. brilliant scene. i need to see this movie again, it's been a few years. i wish i could do that - look cheerful while i stuck a fork into the back of my hand under the table. i'm afraid that my face betrays my emotions far too faithfully...

[md991free]

One of the best scene in movie history. Just amazing and top notch acting.

[madhushanipr]

SHE'S GREAT!

[drinksleepeatfilms]

Beautiful, dangerous movie.I love everything about it. I had a crush on Malkovich and Close afterwards; so intense and sexy.

[lava200]

Cool how you had a crush on both.

[ostellamaria]

Now that's star power.

Aah, John is so delighfully intense!

[gooselarue]

Truly one of my favorite scenes in any movie. Glenn Close has always been good at finding the drama and the comedy in each character she plays.

[phoenixsun09]

I find her so hot in this. I can't be the only one...

[leonagabriel]

Les Liaisons Dangereuses ... D'apres le roman de Choderlos de Laclos

[adriannelibra]

Does anybody think that the plot of Cruel Intentions which is similar with this movie?

[shsajsajjdhdahdsahja]

crule intentions is ment to be the modern version of this movie/ book  so yes the plot would be similar

[FaizC16]

I prefered Cruel Intentions, but this movie is brilliant.

[lava200]

I like Cruel Intentions too.  But this movie is incomparable!

[netherchild99]

just great. gotta love her

[lambada258]

One of my favourite actress and film. The book is excellent. The emotion just reading the letters is awesome. She deserved the oscar for this performance that year... but well is not the first time that the Acaddemy is not fear.lol

[raisevoice]

I love Glen CLose - and Malkovich is damn sexy! =)

[InnateNobility]

The rough draft for today's modern women in those times.

[almira78]

i wanna be like that, she's perfect:X

[sabien2578]

She is just AMAZING. This movie was awesome. Thanks for posting this!

[TahiaMomo]

Just saw it last night, again, this movie. One of my favorites! Glen Close in one of her best roles

[velocitygirl66]

Amazing scene, just...breathtaking.

[ericberner]

The acting writing etc. are all incredible but I think one may well chalk this up to genius casting. That's Juliet Taylor. If you don't know her she's the reason so many movies are perfect.

[rio197]

great line, about having to invent herself.

[xlulumerylstreepfanx]

i love her she's an amazing actress xx

[ERiCiBiS]

this is my favourite scene in this, one of my most favourite movies

[bohemiawelcumsyou]

what can i say? as usual, i'm in awe of Ms. Close's performance.

[FranceNY09]

She plays her part so well you would think she is that type of person. Such an amazing actress. Bravo Miss. Close, bravo!

[mattandmaxy]

'my selfsteem demanded it'

god i love this movie

and her preformance made

each one of her scenes in this movie

perfect! an unforgettable film! genious.

[yellowbrickroaddsb]

wow.

[42flamez]

is the movie called "Dangerous Liaisons"?

[surferjason]

when i first saw this movie i found it stunning

and it holds up very well. Close should have won the oscar and everyone in hollywood knew that it was the best film of the year but it wasn't 'commercially viable' enough

[SorelavesoJ]

Glenn has a very beautiful face!

[mkl62]

Happy birthday, Glenn. 3-19-08.

[pdgf]

She should have won the Oscar for this performance and not Jodie Foster who now has 2!! Go Glenn!!

[hunterpowersmiddleto]

@pdgf she has won three tho lol



[hunterpowersmiddleto]

@hunterpowersmiddleto nevermind it was for different category

[canada30779]

@pdgf if not this one then definitely for fatal attraction, but cher won that year

[sarahmorden]

i love glenn close

[44mystic]

this is my favorite movie of all time

[ericberner]

me too me too

[electrostrike]

a great clip to upload. just shows so much talent from Close

[Calucifer13]

That´s congenial, but absolutely scary and monstrous.

[scott1607]

not sexual?! what?! she's a fucking glamazon!

[RLviddy]

Can't these people just get a job? XD

[alessandrokaka1]

Thats orecisely the point RL...these are privileged people with nothing to do but play!

[Deferl]

Glenn is God!

[bdwriley]

Close is wonderful in this film. I just wish she was sexier. That sex appeal might have gave her performance more power because when she mentions dominating the opposite sex, it is often done through sexuality: a woman's sexuality. That is what the movie is about psychological and sexual dominance over someone else.

[Rosiel616]

The most comments here are stupid. My opinion.

[elconhas]

quien me diera que esta parte estuviera traducida a castellano.Me encanta la actuacion de john malkovich

[alessandrokaka1]

dial 1 for english please..

[OrlandoBloomSexy1]

She was good as playing Cruella De Vill in 102 and 101 Dalmatians.

[FrightofKnight]

Glenn Close is REALLY ugly.

[FrightofKnight]

Glenn Close's character sounds like a rabid feminist in this movie. Like most women, she's incredibly stupid and sold on male bashing ideology.

[StephanAOTTO]

Does anyone have the scene where she's booed at the opera?

[songbirdreg]

Please upload the whole movie

[dspikey]

why is everybody goin on about john, glen close stole the film just like sarah michelle gellar did in cruel intentions

[FrightofKnight]

I find it funny that you state your opinion as truth. Even when it's obviously nothing more than an opinion due to the numerous posters here praising John's performance. Sarah Michelle Gellar is a mediocre actress at best. She's more suited for shows like Buffy than an actual role. Cruel Intentions sucked...this film was much better.

[queen106]

Brilliant film!! by far John performance beats it all!! i love him...great posting! does anybody knows the name of the piece on the "going hunting" scene?? i think it's one of G.f Hendal...

[mlleprufrock]

It's a Handel organ concerto no 13 in f major HWV 295

[queen106]

thanx!! the soundtrack amaze me anytime, the brilliant selection of piece ...

[AdArmand]

"Like most intellectuals, he's intensely stupid." - love it.

[ImpatraZ]

Her performance was chilly, and the movie equally as cold, but magnificent. Cruel Intentions was allegedly a remake of this movie, an extremely poor one at that.

[mjfreaklove]

In spite of being a powerful,decided and manipulative woman,she still had one weakness:Sebastien!!!Phenomena­l movie,a great masterpiece!!!My love 4 Johnny!!!;)

[kelliekellieyme]

I adore this movie to pieces! John Malkovich is utterly perfect in this part and Glenn Close is a true vision to behold! I saw the movie Cruel Intentions and I can't believe that it's almost the exact same movie as this one, was that the point if anyone knows?

[inkheart181]

I love John Malkovich. He's a great actor. He made Con Air tolerable.

[littlefadella]

j'adore!excellent ! I really liked the book and the movie also

[highflyingadored01]

God she is fabulous.

[zizanie3]

lol I love when at the end she says: Ah! madame de Volange! she speaks french pretty well! I'm a quebec girl so I don't write a lot of English so I'm sorry if I make some faults

[vastvision]

Brilliant...Glenn Close's acting...just perfect.

The film - a masterpiece!

[shi123rin]

That's acting at its best. No doubt!

[likeliquidfire]

Mm I love this movie, possibly the best ever. And this is a wonderful scene, one of the best from the movie.

The only bad thing I can think of about this movie is that horrible Keanu Reeves is in it :(

[queen106]

your'e dam right! Reeves really suck in the movie...but John was amaizing ! best performance ever!

[inkheart181]

What were they thinking when they put Reeves in this movie? he was so out of place. i kept expecting him to say dude or something.

[Laeliapurpurata]

I found Reeve's oafish acting perfect.

[inkheart181]

At some parts yeah. But not at all the best. But that's just me. If you like it, good on you.

[WingsTM]

if you guys liked this movie, you should watch "Untold Scandal"; It's Dangerous Liasons except it takes place in 1800s Korea, in their "Victorian Age". It's really interesting!

[PlayDaBlooz]

I love this movie! Definitely in my top 5 favorites of all time. I've seen this movie so many times I could recite every line in my sleep. Sinfully delicious!

[toufudido]

I am like Glenn Close in this movie :)

[Weela78]

This movie is sooooo great!

[rachelmertoi]

Wow, she has the same surname as me. Maybe not spelt the same but they are pronounced the same, that's bloody cool.

[KageroShiva]

She is malice incarnated.

[Logan5v]

Where is the ending clip to this wonderful film?

If anyone decides to upload it, start from when duel begins to the ending credits including the finishing soundtrack.

[harlow7]

Glenn Close played such a great villianess in this film!

[youssoupov]

Glenn Close was fabulous in this role.

[FeLiPe684]

Glenn Close is a superb actor. IDEA: What if you changed all the gender references to sexual orientation? Instead of men & woman, gay man and straight men, and Merteuil be an AWESOME queer??? Think about it...hehehehe, monologuists - go at it!

[michaelfraydon]

A queer would not have the same sense of morality since he would not consider his actions as being in any way "cruel" (if you remmeber the Marquise' favorite word). However a woman knows when she is cruel to another woman since ALL women of the same culture hold the same things dear..

[FeLiPe684]

True, but I was thinking using the black gay contingent, having Merteuil be an out gay black man and the character of Sébastien be a more "straight" guy. Thus, the sexual relationship between the two would be that much more interesting. Mind you, all of this would be completely out of the context of the play/movie.

[michaelfraydon]

;-)

[andreigocan]

Amazing acting!!! They are two virtuosos in an exquisite performance!

[AdamArmand]

my favourite screen sociopath!

[icecrecendo]

wow shes a consumate bene gesserit in the most sublime and disturbing way

[Quenri]

Thank you for posting this particular sequence. This is one of my favorite moments of "Dangerous Liassons". I believe it is an unforgetable confession and of course Glenn Close makes it more memorable.